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COOL IT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

Example:

It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.

Synonyms:

calm; calm down; chill out; cool it; cool off; settle down; simmer down

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "cool it" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s

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