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Definition of cold noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    cold

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//koʊld//
     
     
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    low temperature
  1. 1[uncountable] a lack of heat or warmth; a low temperature, especially in the atmosphere He shivered with cold. Don't stand outside in the cold. She doesn't seem to feel the cold.
    2. illness
  2. 2[countable] (less frequent the common cold) a common illness that affects the nose and/or throat, making you cough, sneeze, etc. I've got a cold. a bad/heavy/slight cold to catch a cold
    3. Idioms
    catch your death (of cold) (old-fashioned) (informal)
     
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    to catch a very bad cold
    come in from the cold
     
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    to become accepted or included in a group, etc. after a period of being outside it
    leave somebody out in the cold
     
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    to not include someone in a group or an activity
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