Noun cooling has 2 senses
  1. cooling, chilling, temperature reduction - the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
    --1 is a kind of temperature change
    --1 has particulars:
     freeze, freezing; heat dissipation; refrigeration, infrigidation
    Derived forms: verb cool1, verb cool2
  2. cooling system, cooling - a mechanism for keeping something cool; "the cooling was overhead fans"
    --2 is a kind of mechanism
    --2 has parts: water pump
    --2 has particulars:
     air conditioner, air conditioning; coolant system; cooling tower; evaporative cooler; refrigeration system
    Derived form: verb cool1
,Verb cool has 3 senses
  1. cool, chill, cool down - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Antonyms: heat, heat up
    Derived forms: noun cool1, noun cooler2, noun cooler1, noun coolant1, noun cooling1, noun cooling2
    Sample sentence:
    They cool the water
  2. cool, chill, cool down - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
    --2 is one way to change state, turn
    Antonyms: heat, hot up, heat up
    Derived forms: noun cool1, noun coolant1, noun cooling1
    Sample sentence:
    The water cools
  3. cool, cool off, cool down - lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
    --3 is one way to change
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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