noun
- a substance that can cause death or serious harm when eaten, drunk, or absorbed
- something that has a harmful or corrupting influence
Usage: figurative
verb
- to harm or kill with poison
- to have a harmful influence on something
Usage: figurative
adjective
- containing or being poison
Examples
- The rat poison was kept locked away from children.
- Snake venom is a deadly poison.
- Hatred can be a poison to the soul.
- Someone tried to poison the water supply.
- Negative thoughts poisoned her mind.
- The factory released poison gas into the air.
- Be careful not to eat those poison berries.