from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
calm down
v 1: become quiet or calm, especially after a state of
agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off.";
"It took a while after the baby was born for things to
settle down again." [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {cool off},
{chill out}, {simmer down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]
2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
[syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {quiet}, {tranquilize},
{tranquillize}, {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}]
[ant: {agitate}, {charge}, {charge up}, {commove}, {excite},
{rouse}, {turn on}]
3: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a
moment" [syn: {lull}, {calm down}]