Overview of noun poison

The noun poison has 2 senses

• poison, toxicant, poisonous substance -- (any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism)


• poison -- (anything that harms or destroys; "the poison of fascism")

Overview of verb poison

The verb poison has 5 senses

• poison -- (spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office")


• poison -- (kill with poison; "She poisoned her husband")


• poison, envenom -- (add poison to; "Her husband poisoned her drink in order to kill her")


• poison -- (kill by its poison; "This mushrooms can poison")


• poison -- (administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die")