cool something down or off Definition

cool
adj

1. Between cold and warm; fairly cold.

Thesaurus: cold, chilly, frosty, refrigerated, wintry, biting; Antonym: tepid.
2. Pleasantly fresh; free of heat.

Example: a cool breeze
3. Calm; laid-back.

Example: He was very cool under pressure
Thesaurus: calm, imperturbable, composed, unruffled, unflappable.
4. Lacking enthusiasm; unfriendly.

Example: a cool response
Thesaurus: aloof, detached, distant, frigid, indifferent, standoffish, reserved, uninvolved.
5. Impudent; audacious; brazen.
6. Said of a large sum: exact; at least.

Example: made a cool million
7. colloq
Admirable; excellent.
8. Said of colours: suggestive of coolness, typically pale and containing blue.
9. Sophisticated.

noun

1. A cool part or period; coolness.

Example: the cool of the evening
2. colloq
Self-control; composure.
Example: keep your cool
Thesaurus: poise, composure, control, discipline, self-possession.

verb, tr & intr cooled, cooling

1. To become cool.

Thesaurus: chill, freeze, refrigerate; Antonym: heat, thaw.
2. To become less interested or enthusiastic.

Example: Martin had cooled towards Pat since her behaviour at the office party

Derivative: coolly
adverb

In a cool manner.

Derivative: coolness
noun

Idiom: Cool it!

colloq
Calm down!

Idiom: cool one's heels

To be kept waiting.

Idiom: play it cool

To deal with a situation calmly but warily.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon col.

Phrasal Verb: cool something down or off

To make it cool.