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sleep

/ sleep /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
"he didn''t get enough sleep last night"
"calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
Type of:
physiological state physiological condition
Kinds of:
sleeping orthodox sleep nonrapid eye movement sleep NREM sleep nonrapid eye movement
Derived:
kip slumber log Z's catch some Z's
noun Sense 2
a torpid state resembling sleep
Type of:
physiological state physiological condition
noun Sense 3
a period of time spent sleeping
"he felt better after a little sleep"
"there wasn''t time for a nap"
Type of:
time period period of time period
Kinds of:
beauty sleep kip
Derived:
nap catnap catch a wink kip slumber
verb Sense 4
be asleep
Opposites:
wake
Type of:
rest
Kinds of:
bundle practice bundling nap catnap catch a wink
Derived:
slumber sleeper slumberer kip nap
See also:
sleep late sleep in live in live out sleep out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
be able to accommodate for sleeping
"This tent sleeps six people"
Type of:
accommodate hold admit
Derived:
nap sleeper sleeping car wagon-lit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
noun Sense 6
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
"she was laid to rest beside her husband"
"they had to put their family pet to sleep"
Type of:
death
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
3
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physiological state physiological condition sleeping orthodox sleep nonrapid eye movement sleep NREM sleep nonrapid eye movement time period period of time period beauty sleep kip