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sleep `noun` [ sliːp ]

• a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended.

• "I was on the verge of sleep"

Similar: nap, doze, rest, siesta, drowse, catnap, beauty sleep, snooze, forty winks, a bit of shut-eye, power nap, kip, zizz, bye-byes, slumber,

• a gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after sleep.

• "she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes"

sleep `verb`

• be in a state of sleep; be asleep.

• "she slept for half an hour"

Similar: be asleep, doze, rest, take a siesta, nap, take a nap, catnap, drowse, sleep like a log/top, snooze, snatch forty winks, get some shut-eye, be in the land of Nod, kip, have a kip, get one's head down, zizz, get some zizz, doss (down), catch some Zs, slumber, be in the arms of Morpheus,

Opposite: wake up,

• provide (a specified number of people) with beds, rooms, or places to stay the night.

• "studios sleeping two people cost £70 a night"

Origin: Old English slēp, slǣp (noun), slēpan, slǣpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slapen and German schlafen .

one could do something in one's sleep

• one could do something with no effort or conscious thought.
"it's a cinch. I could do it in my sleep"

get to sleep

• manage to fall asleep.
"he got to sleep eventually"

go to sleep

• fall asleep.
"I went to sleep almost as soon as I climbed into bed"

let sleeping dogs lie

• avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but may well do so as a result of such interference.

put someone to sleep

• make someone unconscious by using drugs, alcohol, or an anaesthetic.
"a fast-acting barbiturate is administered through an intravenous line, which puts the patient quickly to sleep"

put something to sleep

• kill an animal, especially an old, sick, or badly injured one, painlessly (used euphemistically).
"they took their pit bull terrier on a trip to France before having her put to sleep"

sleep like a log

• sleep very soundly.
"I slept like a log until morning"

the sleep of the just

• a deep, untroubled sleep.
"knowing that nothing will disturb me, I sleep the sleep of the just"

sleep tight

• sleep well (said to someone when parting from them at night).
"‘Goodnight, then. Sleep tight’"

sleep with one eye open

• sleep very lightly, aware of what is happening around one.
"the woman was like a cat sleeping with one eye open, watching everything that went on"

sleep around

• have many casual sexual partners.
"I had stopped sleeping around, and returned to an almost chaste state"

sleep in

• remain asleep or in bed later than usual in the morning.
"life assumes a different rhythm on the weekend; we sleep in, cut the grass, wash the car"

sleep off

• dispel the effects of or recover from something by going to sleep.
"she thought it wise to let him sleep off his hangover"

sleep on

• delay making a decision on something until the following day.
"I'm going to sleep on it tonight, and I'll make the decision tomorrow"

sleep out

• sleep outdoors.
"they slept out all night by the river"

sleep over

• spend the night at a place other than one's own home.
"Katie was asked to sleep over with Jenny"

sleep together

• (of two people) have sex or be involved in a sexual relationship.
"they've been sleeping together for years"

sleep with

• have sex with or be involved in a sexual relationship with someone.
"he slept with his best friend's wife"