cool down

1. See cool off , def. 2.

2. Effect a lower temperature, especially of the body following vigorous exercise. For example, After a race the coach makes the entire team do stretches to cool down , or Let's take a dip to cool off . These phrases date from a.d. 1000 with reference to the weather or cooking (as in First let the eggs cool off ). The first gained renewed currency with the exercise boom of the late 1900s.

Idioms and Phrases

Also, cool off .

Example Sentences

It not only rapidly boils water but also cools down quickly, meaning you don’t have to wait several minutes to put it back into your pack.

From Los Angeles Times

“Our goal is to get to everything these next few weeks now that it's cooled down,” Materna recalled.

From Salon

Finneas remembers telling the TSA story to singer John Mayer, who tried to assure him that he and Eilish were “fresh out of the furnace” and that the situation would cool down sooner or later.

From Los Angeles Times

He suggests riding a stationary bike, at a low intensity, for 5 or 10 minutes to warm up and doing a few walking laps around the gym, until your heart rate slows, to cool down.

From Los Angeles Times

Corinne put her resources in nuclear power and cooled down by supporting Indigenous land stewardship.

From Los Angeles Times

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