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cool down

/kul daʊn/
/kul daʊn/
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Other forms: cooled down; cools down

Definitions of cool down
  1. verb
    make cool or cooler
    synonyms: chill, cool
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    types:
    quench
    cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
    ice
    put ice on or put on ice
    refrigerate
    cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    loose heat
    synonyms: chill, cool
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    type of:
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  3. verb
    lose intensity
    synonyms: cool, cool off
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    type of:
    change
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Pronunciation
US
/kul daʊn/
UK
/kul daʊn/
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