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- to adjust
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- to decrease, reduce
- See also to increase
- to increase
- See also to decrease, reduce
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- amp up – chill – chill out – dial back – dial down – jack up – kick it up notch – notch down – re-jigger – rev up – skyrocket – step up – take down a notch – tweak – vamp it up
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amp up 
verb - transitive
- to increase.
Citation from "What About Blob?", Reaper (TV, 2007), Season 1 Episode 5 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Acid Queen", Reaper (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2008) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 20 2010.
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chill
adjective
- great, awesome; "cool".
My boyfriend's new Mustang is way chill.
Obama is a chill president.
- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on May 12 2013. Submitted by Marisa B. from Chapel Hill, NC, USA on Mar 04 2002.
- fine, okay.
Don't worry about me, I'm chill.
- See more words with the same meaning: okay, fine.
Last edited on Oct 17 2002. Submitted by Dana from MD, USA on Oct 17 2002.
- okay with; in agreement with.
Yeah, I'm chill with that.
- See more words with the same meaning: to agree, support.
Last edited on Sep 11 2003. Submitted by Frost. on Sep 11 2003.
- fun, but low-key.
Person A: How was the party?
Person B: It was chill.- See more words with the same meaning: exciting, fun, full of people.
- See more words with the same meaning: relaxing.
Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Matt S. from Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, USA on Oct 31 2003.
- conducive to relaxation; "low-key".
Person A: How was the party?
Person B: It was chill.- See more words with the same meaning: relaxing.
Last edited on Oct 28 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 23 2009.
verb
- to calm down.
Dude, just chill.
Chill!
Citation from "Chapter 5", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 1 Episode 5 (2009) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to hang out, relax.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Demetrius Scruggs from FL, USA on Dec 22 1997.
- to be doing well; to be in good health.
Person A: How have you been?
Person B: I'm chilling, you?- See more words with the same meaning: okay, fine.
Last edited on Dec 13 2002. Submitted by Anonymous on Dec 13 2002.
- to reduce the practice of a harmful activity.
He needs to chill on the alcohol.
- See more words with the same meaning: to decrease, reduce.
Last edited on Jun 17 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 17 2010.
verb - intransitive
- to relax; "hang out".
Let's go chill at your place.
Citation from "Peter Griffin: Husband, Father... Brother?", Family Guy (TV), Season 3 Episode 14 (2001) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to hang out, relax.
Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by Demetrius Scruggs from FL, USA on Dec 22 1997.
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chill out
verb - intransitive
- to calm down.
Dawg you need to chill out.
- See more words with the same meaning: calm.
Last edited on Dec 30 2010. Submitted by Dominique C. from Fort Worth, TX 76119, USA on Jun 19 2004.
- to relax.
I think I'm just going to go home and chill out for a bit.
Citation from "Bush Comes to Dinner", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 10 (2007) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to hang out, relax.
Last edited on Mar 04 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
verb - transitive
- to decrease the intensity of.
Citation from "Acid Queen", Reaper (TV), Season 1 Episode 13 (2008) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to decrease, reduce.
Last edited on Dec 30 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 30 2010.
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dial back
verb - transitive
- to reduce in frequency or intensity.
You need to dial back the drinking, man.
Dial it back a notch, hitting on the women.
- See more words with the same meaning: to decrease, reduce.
Last edited on Jan 03 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 26 2009.
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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.
Citation from The Bing Bang Theory (TV), Season 1 Episode 7 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to decrease, reduce.
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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jack up
verb - transitive
- to break or ruin.
You really jacked his car up!
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
Last edited on Feb 26 2011. Submitted by Karl Bartolome on Oct 27 1997.
- to stab or attack.
He got into a fight and got all jacked up.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attack, to fight.
- See more words with the same meaning: to stab.
Last edited on Feb 26 2011. Submitted by Karl Bartolome on Oct 27 1997.
- to increase.
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Citation from "Baby Monitor", Raising Hope (TV), Season 1 Episode 21 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Jul 24 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Feb 26 2011.
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kick it up notch
- to increase the intensity of something.
- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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notch down
verb - transitive
- to reduce.
Citation from "School Lies", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 14 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to decrease, reduce.
Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jul 26 2011.
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re-jigger
verb - transitive
- to adjust.
I think if we re-jiggered the antenna then we'd get a better signal.
- See more words with the same meaning: to adjust.
Last edited on Aug 23 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
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rev up
- to increase the speed at which something operates.
Citation from article title, MSNBC, Jacqueline Stenson, May 26, 2009 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to increase.
Last edited on Oct 08 2009. Submitted by David S. from Seattle, WA, USA on Sep 06 2006.
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