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COOL OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lose intensity
Example:
His enthusiasm cooled considerably
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "cool off" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
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:
Hypernyms (to "cool off" is one way to...):
change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Feel less enamoured of something or somebody
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Hypernyms (to "cool off" is one way to...):
experience; feel (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
