Relax vs Chill - What's the difference?

In transitive terms the difference between relax and chill

is that relax is to relieve (something) from stress while chill is to lower the temperature of something; to cool.

In intransitive terms the difference between relax and chill

is that relax is to become less severe or tense while chill is to become cold.

As a noun chill is

a moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

As an adjective chill is

moderately cold or chilly.

As an abbreviation CHILL is

an acronym for CCITT High Level Language.

relax

English

Verb

(es)

To calm down.

To make something loose.

to relax''' a rope or cord; to '''relax the muscles or sinews

* Milton

Horror all his joints relaxed .

To become loose.

To make something less severe or tense.

to relax''' discipline; to '''relax one's attention or endeavours

To become less severe or tense.

To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.

* Jonathan Swift

The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature.

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(of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.

To relieve (something) from stress.

Amusement relaxes the mind.

(dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.

An aperient relaxes the bowels.

Antonyms

* stress, excite

Derived terms

* relaxable

Anagrams

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chill

English

Noun

(en noun)

A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

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A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills , or susceptibility to illness.

An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.

An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it.

(Raymond)

The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel.

(Knight)

Adjective

(en adjective)

Moderately cold or chilly.

A chill wind was blowing down the street.

* Milton

Noisome winds, and blasting vapours chill .

(slang) Calm, relaxed, easygoing. See also : chill out.

I'm pretty chill most of the time.

Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain.

(slang) "Cool"; meeting a certain hip standard or garnering the approval of a certain peer group.

That new movie was chill , man.

Verb

(en verb)

To lower the temperature of something; to cool.

Chill before serving.

(metallurgy) To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.

To become cold.

In the wind he chilled quickly.

(metallurgy) To become hard by rapid cooling.

(slang) To relax, lie back.

Chill , man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.

The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket.

(slang) To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group. Also chill out .

Hey, we should chill this weekend.

(slang) To smoke marijuana.

On Friday night do you wanna chill?

Derived terms

* chillax * chilliness * chilling * chilling effect * chill out / chillout * chill pill * chilly * libel chill * send chills / cast a chill

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