sleep
Noun:
- A natural, reversible state of rest for the body and mind: A state where consciousness is suspended, and the body undergoes restorative processes.
- A period of time spent in this state: The act or instance of sleeping.
- (Euphemism) Death: A metaphorical reference to death, comparing it to a final rest.
Verb (intransitive):
- To be in a state of sleep: To rest with the eyes closed and the body in a natural, periodic state of reduced consciousness.
- To be in a state resembling sleep: To be inactive, dormant, or at rest.
Verb (transitive):
- To provide sleeping accommodation for: To have enough beds or space for a specified number of people to sleep.
Noun:
- He needs eight hours of sleep every night to function well. (The state/period of rest.)
- The eternal sleep claimed him peacefully. (Euphemism for death.)
Verb (intransitive):
- The baby sleeps for most of the afternoon. (Is in a state of sleep.)
- The volcano sleeps, but it is not extinct. (Is in a dormant state.)
Verb (transitive):
- This cabin sleeps four people comfortably. (Can accommodate four sleepers.)
"to sleep like a log/top": To sleep very deeply and soundly.
- After the long hike, I slept like a log.
"to sleep on/upon something": To postpone a decision about something until the next day.
- Don't answer now; sleep on it and tell me tomorrow.
"to sleep in": To sleep later than usual in the morning.
- On Sundays, I like to sleep in.
"to sleep through something": To remain sleeping despite noise or an event.
- He slept through the entire storm.
- Sleeper (n): 1. A person or animal that is asleep. 2. Something that achieves unexpected success.
- Sleepy (adj): Needing or ready for sleep; drowsy.
- Sleepily (adv): In a sleepy manner.
- Sleepless (adj): Without sleep; characterized by lack of sleep.
- Sleepwalk (v): To walk while asleep.
- Slumber (n/v): (Literary) Sleep.
- Nap (n/v): A short sleep.
- Doze (v): To sleep lightly or intermittently.
- Rest (n/v): A state of repose or relaxation.
Sleep away: To spend or pass (time) by sleeping.
- He slept away the entire weekend.
Sleep off: To recover from something (like illness or intoxication) by sleeping.
- She went home to sleep off her headache.
Sleep over: To spend the night at someone else's house.
- The children are sleeping over at their friend's house tonight.
Let sleeping dogs lie: To avoid interfering in a situation that is currently calm but could become problematic.
- I decided not to mention the old argument and let sleeping dogs lie.
Lose sleep over something: To worry excessively about something.
- It's a minor issue; don't lose sleep over it.
Put someone/something to sleep: 1. (Euphemism) To euthanize an animal. 2. To cause someone to fall asleep.
- They had to put their old dog to sleep.
- The boring lecture put half the class to sleep.
- 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
- a period of time spent sleeping
- he felt better after a little sleep
- there wasn't time for a nap
- a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- 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
- be able to accommodate for sleeping
- This tent sleeps six people
- be asleep