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chill out

chill out
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chil out]
    • /tʃɪl aʊt/
    • /tʃɪl ˈaʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chil out]
    • /tʃɪl aʊt/

Definitions of chill out words

  • phrasal verb chill out To chill out means to relax after you have done something tiring or stressful. 3
  • adjective chill out Chill-out places or things are intended to help you relax. 3
  • verb chill out to relax, esp after energetic dancing or a spell of hard work 3
  • adjective chill out suitable for relaxation after energetic dancing or hard work 3
  • adjective chill out intended to or serving to make people relax 3
  • noun chill out coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening. 1

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Origin of chill out

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English chile, Old English ci(e)le, cele coolness; akin to gelid, cool, cold

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Parts of speech for Chill out

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chill out popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for chill out

verb chill out

  • chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
  • mellow — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
  • relax — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
  • cool it — If you tell someone to cool it, you want them to stop being angry and aggressive and to behave more calmly.
  • cool off — If someone or something cools off, or if you cool them off, they become cooler after having been hot.

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