chill out

verb

become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation

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After the fight both men need to cool off.

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It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.

• Syn: ↑calm, ↑calm down, ↑cool off, ↑simmer down, ↑settle down, ↑cool it

• Derivationally related forms: ↑calm (for: ↑calm)

• Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn

• Verb Frames:

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Something ——s

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Somebody ——s

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(N. Amer. informal).See relax sense 1.

→ chill

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intransitive verb

: to calm down : go easy : relax — often used in the imperative

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chill out (informal)

To relax, eg after a period of hard work or strenuous exercise

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Main Entry: ↑chill

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ˌchill ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they chill out he/she/it chills out present participle chilling out past tense chilled out past participle chilled out] informal phrasal verb

Same as: chill ¹ ₄

I need to chill out for a few hours before seeing them again.

Main entry: chill

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ˌchill ˈout derived

(informal) to spend time relaxing; to relax and stop feeling angry or nervous about sth

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They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie.

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Sit down and chill out!

Main entry: ↑chill_derived