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Definition of Chill out
1. Verb. Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation. "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
Generic synonyms: Change State, Turn
Derivative terms: Calm
Definition of Chill out
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of chillout) ¹
2. Verb. (idiomatic slang) To relax or take time out; to calm down. ''Also'' '''chill'''. ¹
3. Verb. (idiomatic slang somewhat dated) To hang out; spend time together with another person or group. ''Also'' '''chill'''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chill Out
Literary usage of Chill out
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 1: 1 Martí Guixéby Martí Guixé, Octavi Rofes, Brigitte Rambaud, Paola Antonelli, Inga Knölke, Ed van Hinte, Jeffrey Swartz by Martí Guixé, Octavi Rofes, Brigitte Rambaud, Paola Antonelli, Inga Knölke, Ed van Hinte, Jeffrey Swartz (2002)
"Instructions cord system to build chill out and information áreas in sound and
video exhibitions. Sonic Process. ..."
2. A Hedonist's Guide to Madrid by Beverley Fearis (2004)
"Three dining rooms are separated by arches, the first room doubling as a
bar/chill-out area dominated by a huge bowl holding magnums of champagne. ..."
3. Crossover: Architecture, Urbanism, Technology by Ad Graafland, Leslie Jaye Kavanaugh, George Baird (2006)
"The galleries were placed in the corners of the quadrangle, whilst the chill-out
was placed so that it highlighted the route marked out by the entrance hall ..."
4. Copy Proof: A New Method for Design and Education by Gert Staal, Edith Gruson (2000)
"It will be my task to provide people in every day life with chill-out places in
public, by placing certain signs to produce positive responses in the ..."
5. Printing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Typography as Applied More by Charles Thomas Jacobi (1908)
"chill out Oh' ACTION. across, this chill is brought from the sloping into a
vertical position at the precise moment of impression. ..."
6. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, John Morley, Mowbray Morris, George Grove (1864)
"The starlight went out of his eyes and the chill out of his frame, and a certain
sense of languid comfort came over him. When he said, “Where am I ? ..."
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