cool out
C1 slang separable both
In simple words
To relax and stop being stressed or excited, or to help someone else do so.
Literal meaning: To cool until completely cooled out.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
To relax and stop being tense, worried, or excited.
"Just cool out — the results won't be posted until tomorrow."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1
idiomatic
slang
To calm someone else down or defuse a tense situation.
"The manager stepped in to cool out the arguing customers."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily American informal/slang. Less common than 'chill out' or 'cool off.' Can be used both reflexively ('cool out') and transitively ('cool someone out'). Has some currency in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and in music culture.
Commonly used with
situation crowd temper nerves
Forms
Base
cool out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
cools out
he/she/it
Past simple
cooled out
yesterday
Past participle
cooled out
have + pp
-ing form
cooling out
continuous
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