cool down

1. 1.

   make cool or cooler

   “Chill the food”

   Synonymscoolchill

   Broaderchange

   Narrowerquenchicerefrigerate
2. 2.

   lose intensity

   “His enthusiasm cooled considerably”

   Synonymscoolcool off

   Broaderchange
3. 3.

   loose heat

   “The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm”

   Synonymscoolchill

   Broaderchange state

Questions about cool down

What does cool down mean?

cool down means "make cool or cooler". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cool down?

Close synonyms include cool, chill, cool, cool off, cool. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cool down a common word?

cool down is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.