Antonyms for cool down
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kool |
| Phonetic Transcription : kul |
Definition of cool down
Origin :- Old English col "not warm" (but usually not as severe as cold), also, of persons, "unperturbed, undemonstrative," from Proto-Germanic *koluz (cf. Middle Dutch coel, Dutch koel, Old High German kuoli, German kühl "cool," Old Norse kala "be cold"), from PIE root *gel- "cold, to freeze" (see cold (adj.)).
- Applied since 1728 to large sums of money to give emphasis to amount. Meaning "calmly audacious" is from 1825. Slang use for "fashionable" is 1933, originally Black English; modern use as a general term of approval is from late 1940s, probably from bop talk and originally in reference to a style of jazz; said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Related: Coolly.
- As in restrict : verb confine, limit situation or ability to participate
- As in calm down : verb compose oneself
- As in confine : verb enclose, limit
- As in curb : verb repress, restrict
- When she got out into the dusk, she went slowly, to cool down and think it over.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- So maybe I'd like the whole stink to cool down a little, huh?
- Extract from : « Card Trick » by Walter Bupp AKA Randall Garrett
- Beyond a doubt his ire was not going to cool down in a hurry.
- Extract from : « Ran Away to Sea » by Mayne Reid
- Never mind Andrew Forbes; he only requires time to cool down.
- Extract from : « In Honour's Cause » by George Manville Fenn
- Chris felt like a hero after the warmth of his welcome was beginning to cool down.
- Extract from : « The Peril Finders » by George Manville Fenn
- When you cool down you'll remember that I got to you first with the good news.
- Extract from : « The Landloper » by Holman Day
- When he thinks that he has you all to himself, he is apt to cool down.
- Extract from : « The Works of Lucian of Samosata, v. 4 » by Lucian of Samosata
- But give them time to cool down, and they are generous peacemakers.
- Extract from : « The Spirit of America » by Henry Van Dyke
- Cool down, Charley, he advised in his most pacifying manner.
- Extract from : « The New Boys at Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
- Now cool down, or you might crack a cylinder, advised Jerry.
- Extract from : « The Motor Boys in the Clouds » by Clarence Young
Synonyms for cool down
- abstain
- bar
- bind
- bit
- bottle up
- bound
- box in
- bridle
- bring to screeching halt
- cage
- chain
- check
- chill out
- circumscribe
- clog
- come down on
- constrain
- constrict
- contain
- contract
- control
- control oneself
- cook
- cool
- cool down
- cool it
- cool off
- cramp
- curb
- decrease
- define
- delimit
- delimitate
- demarcate
- demark
- deny
- detain
- diminish
- encircle
- enclose
- enslave
- entrammel
- fetter
- fix
- get hold of oneself
- go easy
- hamper
- handicap
- hang up
- hem in
- hinder
- hobble
- hog-tie
- hold back
- hold down
- hold in
- ice
- immure
- impede
- imprison
- incarcerate
- inclose
- inhibit
- intern
- jail
- keep
- keep cool
- keep lid on
- keep tight rein on
- keep within bounds
- keep within limits
- leash
- manacle
- moderate
- modify
- muzzle
- narrow
- pin down
- prelimit
- put a lid on
- put away
- put on ice
- qualify
- reduce
- refrain
- regain one's composure
- regulate
- rein in
- relax
- repress
- rest
- restrain
- restrain oneself
- restrict
- retard
- scrub
- send up
- shackle
- shorten
- shrink
- shut in
- shut up
- simmer down
- subdue
- suppress
- surround
- take it easy
- tame
- temper
- tether
- tie
- tie up
- withhold
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