<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.</li><li>something resembling or suggesting poison in its effect; spite; malice: the venom of jealousy</li><li>Synonyms: bitterness, hate, spleen, gall, acerbity, acrimony, malignity</li><li>Archaic: poison in general</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>Archaic: to make venomous; envenom</li></ul>