cool

/kul/ v [I/T] (COLD)

Definition

› to lose heat or cause someone or something to lose heat: [I] Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool for 30 minutes. [I/T] He jumped into the pool to cool (himself) off.

(Definition of cool v (COLD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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cool down phrasal verb EXERCISE
cool it idiom
cool n CALM
cool n COLD
cool v CALM
cool v COLD
cooler n
coolly adv
coolness n CALM
coolness n COLD
coolness n UNFRIENDLINESS

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