Definition of dial down
dial down 
verb - transitive
- to reduce.
Citation from "A History of Violins", Royal Pains (TV), Season 2 Episode 15 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
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Last edited on Apr 24 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 29 2011.
- to decrease the intensity of one's speech or behavior.
Citation from "The Unusual Suspects", Alphas (TV), Season 1 Episode 10 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.Last edited on Feb 22 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 22 2013.
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Other terms relating to 'to decrease, reduce': | |
| Definitions include: to calm down. | |
| Definitions include: to reduce in frequency or intensity. | |
| Definitions include: to reduce. | |
| Definitions include: to relax; "hang out". | |
| Definitions include: to decrease. | |
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Other terms relating to 'dial': | |
| Definitions include: to accidentally call a person on a cellphone that's in one's pocket. | |
| Definitions include: a person's face. | |
| Definitions include: to reduce in frequency or intensity. | |
| Definitions include: extreme approval, great, awesome, fine or meaning to be perfect, precise or better. | |
| Definitions include: To be very proficient at a given activity. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit. | |
| Definitions include: a bore, dullard. | |
| Definitions include: To make or get something. | |
| Definitions include: to make a phone call while drunk. | |
Other terms relating to 'down': | |
| Definitions include: to prepare for hardship. | |
| Definitions include: a fight or severe beating. | |
| Definitions include: It means having to beat someone up. | |
| Definitions include: to back down from a situation. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit into a toilet. | |
| Definitions include: also "bow down to the white porcelain god." | |
| Definitions include: to sadden one. | |
| Definitions include: to greatly impress a crowd. | |
| Definitions include: unattractive. | |
| Definitions include: a person who has oral sex and intercourse with multiple people. | |
| Definitions include: to knuckle down; to submit to; to melt down; to be unable to take the heat; to give in. | |
| Definitions include: overly formal, conservative. | |
| Definitions include: to eat. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone oral sex. | |
| Definitions include: to stop being angry. | |
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