26984 words

cooler

7 definitions • 7 examples
1
a container like a box with a lid, used for keeping food and drinks cool:

Examples:

We brought a cooler full of beer with us.
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3
a cold drink, usually of wine, fruit juice, and fizzy water (= with bubbles):

Examples:

a wine/fruit cooler
4

Examples:

This kind of fraud could get you a few months in the cooler.
5
a cell (= a small locked room) where someone is made to stay for a short time as a punishment, usually alone:

Examples:

The guards claimed he had to be put in the cooler for his own safety.
If you get caught you must spend two weeks in the cooler in solitary confinement.
6
in some sports such as rugby or ice hockey, a place away from the playing area where a player has to stay for a short time during the game, as a punishment for breaking the rules:

Examples:

He spent 10 minutes in the cooler at the end of the first half after ignoring a warning from the referee.
7
a container used for keeping food and drinks cold:

Examples:

a cooler full of water

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