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cool down

cool down


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make or become less warm: to make somebody or something less warm, or become less warm
Wait till the engine cools down before you lift the hood.

2. make or become calm: to make somebody or something calm or calmer after strong feeling or excitement, or become calm or calmer
Only when studio officials had cooled the two men down was the show able to continue.

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