Winter1. (n.) The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
2. (n.) The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
3. (v. i.) To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.
4. (v. i.) To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw.
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