cooler

Pluralcoolers

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A box with thick walls that keeps food and drinks cold using ice.

   Like a fridge you can carry, but it stays cold with ice instead of electricity.

   We packed sandwiches and soda into the cooler before the picnic.

   She filled the cooler with ice so the drinks stayed cold all weekend.

   Similaricebox

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2. 2
   adjective

   Comparative of cool. Use this form to say one thing is more cool than another.

   The basement stays cooler than the upstairs rooms in summer.

   Her bike is cooler than mine because it has bright stripes.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   Something that makes another thing cold or less hot.

   Like an ice pack that pulls the heat out of a sore knee.

   A wet towel can work as a cooler for a hot drink.

   They set up a fan as a cooler to push the warm air away.

   Similarcoolant, chiller

   Oppositeheater

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4. 4
   nounCanadaSouth Africacountable or uncountable

   A drink that mixes alcohol, usually wine, with fruit juice.

   Like lemonade with a splash of wine added.

   On warm evenings he often drinks cooler instead of beer.

   The bar mixes its own cooler with white wine and peach juice.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   A cold storage box that keeps a dead body fresh until it is buried or examined.

   Like a big fridge, but for keeping bodies cold instead of food.

   The attendant wheeled the body into the cooler.

   Each cooler in the building can hold several bodies at once.

   Similarrefrigerator

6. 6
   nounslangUScountable

   A jail or prison.

   He spent two years in the cooler for robbery.

   The judge sent him straight to the cooler.

   Similarjail, prison, slammer, clink, lockup

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7. 7
   nounslangUScountable

   A person who keeps order at a bar or club and stops trouble.

   Like a referee at a game who steps in to stop fights.

   The cooler asked everyone to show their ID at the door.

   A big cooler stood by the entrance all night.

   Similarbouncer, doorman

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8. 8
   nounIndiacountableabbreviationellipsis

   Short for air cooler, a machine that cools a room with water and a fan. Used in India.

   We switched on the cooler to beat the afternoon heat.

   The cooler keeps the whole room damp and fresh.

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9. 9
   nouncountable

   In poker, a loss you suffer while holding a hand that is usually strong, often one that costs many chips.

   He lost his whole stack in a brutal cooler.

   My two aces lost to three kings, and that cooler cost me most of my chips.

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10. 10
    nouncolloquialcountable

    A deck of cards secretly arranged ahead of time so a cheater can win.

    Like swapping in loaded dice, but with cards already arranged to win.

    The cardsharp slipped a cooler onto the table when no one was watching.

    They caught him swapping in a cooler to rig the game.

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11. 11
    nounPhilippinescountable

    In the Philippines, a sweet cold drink, often fruit juice with jelly or chewy pearls.

    Like a fruit drink with soft, chewy pieces you can chew as you sip.

    She bought a cooler from the street vendor on the way home.

    The cooler was full of sweet jelly and chewy pearls.

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