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sleep

/sliːp/
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verb

  • To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

    "You should sleep 8 hours a day."

  • (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
  • To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
  • To accommodate in beds.

    "This caravan can sleep four people comfortably."

  • To be slumbering in (a state).

    "to sleep a dreamless sleep"

  • To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
  • To be dead; to lie in the grave.
  • To 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"

  • To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

    "After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again."

  • To place into a state of hibernation.

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