pall (n.)

  1. a sudden numbing dread

    [ Syn: chill ]

  2. burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

    [ Syn: shroud , cerement , winding-sheet , winding-clothes ]

  3. hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

    [ Syn: curtain , curtain , drape , drape , drapery , drapery , mantle , mantle ]

    pall (v.)

  1. become less interesting or attractive

    [ Syn: dull ]

  2. cause to lose courage; dashed by the refusal

    [ Syn: daunt , dash , scare off , frighten off , scare away , frighten away , scare ]

  3. cover with a pall

  4. cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing; Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite

    [ Syn: cloy ]

  5. cause to become flat; pall the beer'

  6. lose sparkle or bouquet; wine and beer can pall

    [ Syn: die , become flat ]

  7. lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to); the course palled on her'

  8. lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; Im so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food

    [ Syn: tire , weary , fatigue , jade ]

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