- 1a substance that causes death or harm if it is swallowed or absorbed into the body Some mushrooms contain a deadly poison. How did he die? Was it poison? The dog was killed by rat poison (= poison intended to kill rats). to hunt with poison arrows bombs containing poison gas
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- 2an idea, a feeling, etc. that is extremely harmful the poison of racial hatred Idioms
used to say that different people like different things; what one person likes very much, another person does not like at all
used to ask someone what alcoholic drink they would like
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