poison
A substance that can make you very sick or kill you if you eat, drink, or touch it.
A substance that can cause injury, illness, or death to a living organism when introduced in small or large quantities.
To make someone or something sick or die by giving them poison.
To cause injury, illness, or death to a person, animal, or other living organism by introducing a poisonous substance into their body.
Something that makes people or situations worse and more unhappy.
Something that has a damaging effect on people’s minds, relationships, or society.
- Base: poison
- Plural: poison, poisons
- Base: poison
- 3rd Person Singular: poisons
- Present Participle: poisoning
- Past: poisoned
food poisoning
1Illness from contaminated food
Sickness caused by eating food with harmful bacteria or substances.
- He got food poisoning after eating undercooked chicken.
- Food poisoning can cause vomiting and diarrhea.
like poison
1With great intensity of dislike or avoidance
Very strongly, especially about not liking someone or something.
- She avoids him like poison.
- He hates broccoli like poison.
one man's meat is another man's poison
1What benefits one may harm another
Something that is good for one person may be bad for another person.
- I love spicy food, but my friend can't eat it at all — one man's meat is another man's poison.
- Coffee helps me wake up, but it keeps her awake all night — one man's meat is another man's poison.