cool

cool¹ W3 [ku:l] adj comparative cooler superlative coolest

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1¦(temperature)¦

2¦(clothing)¦

3¦(calm)¦

4¦(approval)¦

5¦(agreement)¦

6¦(not friendly)¦

7¦(colour)¦

8 a cool million/hundred thousand etc

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[: Old English; Origin: col]

1.) ¦(TEMPERATURE)¦

low in temperature, but not cold, often in a way that feels pleasant

▪ She swam out into the cool water.

▪ The evening air was cool.

▪ Relax in the sun with a cool drink.

▪ the cooler weather of September

2.) ¦(CLOTHING)¦

clothing that is cool is made of thin material so that you do not become too hot

▪ a cool cotton dress

3.) ¦(CALM)¦

calm and not nervous, upset, or excited

keep/stay cool

▪ his ability to keep cool in a crisis

▪ She looks efficient and as cool as a cucumber .

▪ Outwardly she is cool, calm and collected .

▪ a cool customer (=someone who always behaves calmly)

▪ Keep a cool head (=stay calm) .

4.) ¦(APPROVAL)¦ informal

very attractive, fashionable, interesting etc in a way that people admire - used in order to show approval

▪ She's pretty cool.

▪ You look cool in denim.

▪ Cool bike!

▪ 'I'm thinking of studying abroad.' 'Really? Cool.'

5.) ¦(AGREEMENT)¦

spoken used to say that you agree with something, that you understand it, or that it does not annoy you

▪ OK, Ryan, that's cool , I can handle that.

▪ 'I just have to go, you know.' 'It's all right, it's cool .'

▪ 'I'm finished.' 'Cool.'

cool about

▪ My mum was cool about whatever I wore.

sth is cool with sb

▪ Would Friday be cool with you guys?

sb is cool with sth

▪ 'Do you want to come over to my house and watch a video tonight?' 'I'm cool with that.'

6.) ¦(NOT FRIENDLY)¦

behaving in a way that is not as friendly as you expect

▪ My proposal met with a cool response .

▪ Luke gave her a cool look .

7.) ¦(COLOUR)¦

a cool colour is one, such as blue or green, that makes you think of cool things

8.) a cool million/hundred thousand etc informal

a surprisingly large amount of money

▪ He earns a cool half million every year.

>coolness n [U]

▪ the coolness of the nights

>coolly adv

▪ She nodded coolly and walked out.

cool ²

cool² S3 v

1.) [I and T] also cool down

to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder

▪ The air conditioning doesn't seem to be cooling the room much.

▪ Allow the biscuits to cool for five minutes.

▪ a cooling breeze

2.)

if a feeling, emotion, or relationship cools, it becomes less strong

▪ The affair had cooled, on her side at least.

▪ When tempers had cooled, he apologized.

3.) cool it[i]spoken

a) used to tell someone to stop being angry, violent etc

▪ Come on now - calm down, cool it.

b) to stop putting as much effort into something, or pressure on someone, as you have been

▪ He was getting more serious about her. It was time to cool it.

4.) cool your heels

to be forced to wait

▪ I'll put him in a cell to cool his heels for a bit.

cool down phr v

1.) to make something slightly colder, or to become slightly colder

▪ The air has cooled down a little now.

cool sb/sth<=>down

▪ A glass of lemonade will cool you down.

2.) to become calm after being angry

▪ After I cooled down I realized I had been wrong.

cool off phr v

1.) to return to a normal temperature after being hot

▪ Cool off with an iced drink.

▪ By late autumn Mediterranean islands have cooled off, and can have rainy days.

2.) to become calm after being angry

▪ He slammed the door and went for a walk to cool off.

cool ³

cool³ n

1.) the cool

a temperature that is pleasantly cold

the cool of

▪ They went for a stroll in the cool of the evening .

2.) keep your cool

to remain calm in a frightening or difficult situation

▪ I must keep my cool, she thought; losing my temper isn't going to help.

3.) lose your cool

to stop being calm in an annoying or frightening situation

▪ Kenneth finally lost his cool with a photographer, and threatened to hit him.

cool ⁴

cool⁴ adv

play it cool

to behave in a calm way because you do not want someone to know that you are really nervous, angry etc

▪ She would not show him how upset she was. It was always smarter to play it cool.