calm down

v 1: become quiet or calm, esp. 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}, {cool off}, {chill out}, {simmer

down}, {settle down}, {cool it}]

2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

[syn: {calm}, {quiet}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize}, {quieten},

{lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]

3: become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a

moment" [syn: {lull}]