ALL meanings of cool down
cool down
C c - phrasal verb cool down If someone cools down or if you cool them down, they become less angry than they were. 3
- noun cool down to lower the body temperature, pulse, etc. after vigorous exercise 3
- noun cool down to become less heated, passionate, agitated, angry, etc. 3
- noun cool down the act or an instance of gradually slowing or cooling down after vigorous exercise 3
- intransitivephrasal verb cool down become less hot 1
- intransitivephrasal verb cool down become less angry 1
- transitivephrasal verb cool down make less hot 1
- intransitivephrasal verb cool down feeling: lessen 1
- adjective cool down moderately cold; neither warm nor cold: a rather cool evening. 1
- adjective cool down feeling comfortably or moderately cold: I'm perfectly cool, but open the window if you feel hot. 1
- adjective cool down imparting a sensation of moderate coldness or comfortable freedom from heat: a cool breeze. 1
- adjective cool down permitting such a sensation: a cool dress. 1
- adjective cool down not excited; calm; composed; under control: to remain cool in the face of disaster. 1
- adjective cool down not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action. 1
- adjective cool down lacking in interest or enthusiasm: a cool reply to an invitation. 1
- adjective cool down lacking in warmth or cordiality: a cool reception. 1
- adjective cool down calmly audacious or impudent: a cool lie. 1
- adjective cool down aloof or unresponsive; indifferent: He was cool to her passionate advances. 1
- adjective cool down unaffected by emotions; disinterested; dispassionate: She made a cool appraisal of all the issues in the dispute. 1
- adjective cool down Informal. (of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification: a cool million dollars. 1
- adjective cool down (of colors) with green, blue, or violet predominating. 1
- adjective cool down Slang. great; fine; excellent: a real cool comic. characterized by great facility; highly skilled or clever: cool maneuvers on the parallel bars. socially adept: It's not cool to arrive at a party too early. acceptable; satisfactory; okay: If you want to stay late, that's cool. 1
- adverb cool down Informal. coolly. 1
- noun cool down something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.: in the cool of the evening. 1
- noun cool down coolness. 1
- noun cool down calmness; composure; poise: an executive noted for maintaining her cool under pressure. 1
- verb without object cool down to become cool (sometimes followed by down or off): The soup cooled in five minutes. We cooled off in the mountain stream. 1
- verb without object cool down to become less ardent, cordial, etc.; become moderate. 1
- verb with object cool down to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to. 1
- verb with object cool down to lessen the ardor or intensity of; allay; calm; moderate: Disappointment cooled his early zealousness. 1
- idioms cool down blow one's cool. blow2 (def 44). 1
- idioms cool down cool it, Slang. calm down; take it easy. 1
- idioms cool down cool one's heels. heel1 (def 26). 1
- verb cool down (Intransitive Verb) To become cooler, to be reduced in temperature. 0
- verb cool down (Transitive Verb) To cause the temperature of an item to decrease. 0
- verb cool down (Intransitive Verb) To become less agitated. 0
- verb cool down (Transitive Verb) To cause to become less agitated. 0