Meaning & Definition of Sleep in English
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Sleep
/slip/
noun
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"
synonym:
- sleep,
- slumber
2. A torpid state resembling deep sleep
synonym:
- sleep,
- sopor
3. A period of time spent sleeping
- "He felt better after a little sleep"
- "There wasn't time for a nap"
synonym:
- sleep,
- nap
4. 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"
synonym:
- rest,
- eternal rest,
- sleep,
- eternal sleep,
- quietus
verb
1. Be asleep
synonym:
- sleep,
- kip,
- slumber,
- log Z's,
- catch some Z's
2. Be able to accommodate for sleeping
- "This tent sleeps six people"
synonym:
- sleep
Examples of using
How many hours a day do you sleep?
Rock the baby to sleep.
There was such a racket at my house last night, I couldn't sleep.