cooler

cool·er

noun \ˈkü-lər\

: a container for keeping food or drinks cool

: a cold drink that usually contains alcohol

the cooler : a prison or jail

Full Definition of COOLER

1

:  one that cools: as

a :  a container for cooling liquids

b :  refrigerator

2

:  lockup, jail; especially :  a cell for violent or unmanageable prisoners

3

:  an iced drink usually with an alcoholic beverage as a base

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Examples of COOLER

1. The sodas are in the cooler.
2. <plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler>

First Known Use of COOLER

1575

Related to COOLER

Synonyms

bastille, big house [slang], bridewell, brig, calaboose, can, clink [slang], jail, coop, guardroom, hock, hold, hoosegow, jailhouse, joint [slang], jug, lockup, nick [British slang], pen, penitentiary, pokey [slang], prison, quod [British slang], slam, slammer, stir [slang], stockade, tolbooth [Scottish]

Related Words

bull pen, cage, cell, hole, tank; block, ward; glasshouse [British], guardhouse, hulk(s); concentration camp, gulag, labor camp, prison camp, stalag, work camp; dungeon, keep, oubliette; reformatory, reform school, training school

Near Antonyms

outside

Rhymes with COOLER

gular, ruler