"cool off" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cool off.wav Forms: cools off [present, singular, third-person], cooling off [participle, present], cooled off [participle, past], cooled off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cool off (third-person singular simple present cools off, present participle cooling off, simple past and past participle cooled off)
  1. (intransitive) To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-cool_off-en-verb-KhZegDl9
  2. (transitive) To cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper. Tags: transitive Translations (to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper): jäähdyttää (Finnish), ochłonąć [perfective] (Polish), остужа́ть (ostužátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), остуди́ть (ostudítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), охлажда́ть (oxlaždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), охлади́ть (oxladítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), schladiť (Slovak), chladiť (Slovak), upokojiť (Slovak), upokojovať (Slovak), rapåjhî (english: temper) (Walloon), rapåjhter (english: temper) (Walloon), rafroedi [temperature] (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-cool_off-en-verb-wPdk1bU2 Disambiguation of 'to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper': 13 83 1 1 0 2
  3. (intransitive) To lose interest or enthusiasm [with on]. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-cool_off-en-verb-emU6MUiP
  4. (intransitive) To be imprisoned. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-cool_off-en-verb-m71r-L~P
  5. (transitive, slang) To kill (someone). Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-cool_off-en-verb-YllUNF9-
  6. (intransitive, slang) To wait for a furor to die down; to hide during a police manhunt. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-cool_off-en-verb-X5~kXUlp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Walloon translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 6 2 29 2 58 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 5 9 5 25 4 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 7 4 15 4 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 9 3 27 3 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 5 3 29 2 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 17 7 16 4 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 12 7 18 6 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 10 6 16 4 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 11 8 18 4 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 11 7 18 4 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 14 7 16 5 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 8 5 17 4 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 7 11 8 18 4 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 7 11 7 18 4 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Walloon translations: 7 11 7 18 4 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cooling-off day, cooling-off period Translations (to reduce in temperature, activity or temper): zchladit (Czech), afkoelen (Dutch), jäähtyä (Finnish), lelohad (Hungarian), lehűl (Hungarian), whakapongi (Maori), stygnąć (Polish), остыва́ть (ostyvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), осты́ть (ostýtʹ) [perfective] (Russian), охлажда́ться (oxlaždátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), охлади́ться (oxladítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), vychladnúť (Slovak), chladnúť (Slovak), upokojiť sa (Slovak), upokojovať sa (Slovak), остига́ти (ostyháty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), ости́гнути (ostýhnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), ости́гти (ostýhty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), si rapåjhî (english: temper) (Walloon), si rapåjhter (english: temper) (Walloon), si rafroedi [temperature] (Walloon), rafroedi [temperature] (Walloon)
Disambiguation of 'to reduce in temperature, activity or temper': 46 49 2 1 0 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2013 April 18, James Ball, Tom Clark, “Margaret Thatcher taught Britain to love business, poll finds”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2021-11-30:",
          "text": "The YouGov research – contrary to other polls – also suggested Brits have cooled off on the idea of Thatcher's flagship \"right to buy\" policy",
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          "ref": "2015 April 11, Michael Beschloss, “Presidents Who Knew the Babe”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-12-27:",
          "text": "But, by Lieb’s account, the scheming for Ruth’s endorsement collapsed when the Black Sox scandal erupted, and the Harding men “cooled off on the whole subject.”",
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          "ref": "2019, William Arntz, How to Suffer ... In 10 Easy Steps: Discover, Embrace and Own the Mechanics of Misery, Watkins Media, →ISBN:",
          "text": "He talked with the Montgomerys and learned that it was working — they were cooling off on the deal.",
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      "word": "zchladit"
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      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
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        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "You are getting a little too angry; you need to cool off.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The metal will take about three hours to cool off after the molding.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper."
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          "temper"
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        "(intransitive) To decrease in temperature, activity, or temper."
      ],
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      ]
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "text": "At first he was very angry, but his friends managed to cool him off.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper."
      ],
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          "cause"
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      ],
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        "(transitive) To cause to decrease in temperature, activity or temper."
      ],
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        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1974 December 11, Lord Mowbray and Stourton, “Future Of The Railways”, in House of Lords Hansard, volume 355, column 655:",
          "text": "While talking about freight, I must express my regret that the Government seem to be cooling off on the Channel Tunnel.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 April 18, James Ball, Tom Clark, “Margaret Thatcher taught Britain to love business, poll finds”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 2021-11-30:",
          "text": "The YouGov research – contrary to other polls – also suggested Brits have cooled off on the idea of Thatcher's flagship \"right to buy\" policy",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015 April 11, Michael Beschloss, “Presidents Who Knew the Babe”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 2022-12-27:",
          "text": "But, by Lieb’s account, the scheming for Ruth’s endorsement collapsed when the Black Sox scandal erupted, and the Harding men “cooled off on the whole subject.”",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2019, William Arntz, How to Suffer ... In 10 Easy Steps: Discover, Embrace and Own the Mechanics of Misery, Watkins Media, →ISBN:",
          "text": "He talked with the Montgomerys and learned that it was working — they were cooling off on the deal.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To lose interest or enthusiasm [with on]."
      ],
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      "links": [
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        [
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To lose interest or enthusiasm [with on]."
      ],
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He's cooling off in the state pen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be imprisoned."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be imprisoned."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To kill (someone)."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, slang) To kill (someone)."
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        "slang",
        "transitive"
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    {
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        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "After doing the job, he went to the safehouse to cool off.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "To wait for a furor to die down; to hide during a police manhunt."
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          "die down"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, slang) To wait for a furor to die down; to hide during a police manhunt."
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        "intransitive",
        "slang"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "zchladit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "afkoelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "jäähtyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "lelohad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "lehűl"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "whakapongi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "stygnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostyvátʹ",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "остыва́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostýtʹ",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "осты́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oxlaždátʹsja",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "охлажда́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oxladítʹsja",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "охлади́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "vychladnúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "chladnúť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "upokojiť sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "upokojovať sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ostyháty",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "остига́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ostýhnuty",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ости́гнути"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ostýhty",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ости́гти"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "english": "temper",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "si rapåjhî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "english": "temper",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "si rapåjhter"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "topics": [
        "temperature"
      ],
      "word": "si rafroedi"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "topics": [
        "temperature"
      ],
      "word": "rafroedi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "jäähdyttää"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "ochłonąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostužátʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "остужа́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostudítʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "остуди́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oxlaždátʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "охлажда́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oxladítʹ",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "охлади́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "schladiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "chladiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "upokojiť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "upokojovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "english": "temper",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "rapåjhî"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "english": "temper",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "word": "rapåjhter"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to cause to reduce in temperature, activity or temper",
      "topics": [
        "temperature"
      ],
      "word": "rafroedi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cool off"
}

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