- cold⇄adj. 1. much less warm than the human body.
Ex. Snow and ice are cold.
2. less warm than usual; having a relatively low temperature; having lost heat.
Ex. a lunch of cold chicken. This coffee is cold.
3. uncomfortable from lack - cold⇄adv. (Especially U.S. Informal.)1. completely; entirely.
Ex. The attack was stopped cold. He knows the facts cold.
2. without warning; suddenly; abruptly.
Ex. The bad news hit us cold. He quit the job cold. - cold⇄adv. coldly.
- cold⇄cold, adjective, adverb, noun.
- cold⇄expr. catch (or take) cold, to become sick with a cold.
Ex. Naturally, a mother and father don't begin to worry about their youngster ... the minute he catches cold (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). - cold⇄expr. in (or out in) the cold, all alone; neglected; not taking part.
Ex. When the others played games, he was always left out in the cold. - cold⇄expr. in cold blood. See under blood.
- cold⇄expr. pour (or throw or dash) cold water on. See under water.
- cold⇄noun coldness.
- cold⇄noun 1a. the condition of being cold; lack of heat or warmth; low temperature; coldness.
Ex. The cold in the mountains is easy to bear because the air is usually dry.
b. cold weather.
Ex. The old man, without a coat, stood shivering in