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Sleep

verb
/sliːp/
Word Frequency: 49.0

Definitions

1.verbTo rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
"You should sleep 8 hours a day."
2.verb(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
3.verbTo cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
4.verbTo accommodate in beds.
"This caravan can sleep four people comfortably."
5.verbTo be slumbering in (a state).
"to sleep a dreamless sleep"
6.verbTo be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
7.verbTo be dead; to lie in the grave.
8.verbTo be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
"a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps"
9.verbTo wait for a period of time without performing any action.
"After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again."
10.verbTo place into a state of hibernation.

Synonyms

napslumberrestquietuskipeternal sleepeternal restsnoozedozeasleepsleeperinsomnia

Rhymes With

creepweepdeepsweepkeeppeepreapleap
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