sleeping

sleep  (slp)

n.

1.

a. A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially lost, so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and responsiveness to external stimuli. During sleep the brain in humans and other mammals undergoes a characteristic cycle of brain-wave activity that includes intervals of dreaming.

b. A period of this form of rest.

c. A state of inactivity resembling or suggesting sleep; unconsciousness, dormancy, hibernation, or death.

2. Botany The folding together of leaflets or petals at night or in the absence of light.

3. A crust of dried tears or mucus normally forming around the inner rim of the eye during sleep.

v. slept (slpt), sleep·ing, sleeps

v.intr.

1. To be in the state of sleep or to fall asleep.

2. To be in a condition resembling sleep.

v.tr.

1. To pass or get rid of by sleeping: slept away the day; went home to sleep off the headache.

2. To provide sleeping accommodations for: This tent sleeps three comfortably.

Phrasal Verbs:

sleep around Informal

To be sexually active with more than one partner.

sleep in

1. To sleep at one's place of employment: a butler and a chauffeur who sleep in.

2.

a. To oversleep: I missed the morning train because I slept in.

b. To sleep late on purpose: After this week's work, I will sleep in on Saturday.

sleep on

To think about (something) overnight before deciding.

sleep out

1. To sleep at one's own home, not at one's place of employment.

2. To sleep away from one's home.

sleep over

To spend the night as a guest in another's home.

sleep together

To have sexual relations.

sleep with

To have sexual relations with.

Idiom:

sleep like a log/rock

To sleep very deeply.

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[Middle English slepe, from Old English slæp; see slb- in Indo-European roots.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sleeping - the state of being asleep             dream, dreaming - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night" sleep, slumber - 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" waking - the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking"
	2.	sleeping - quiet and inactive restfulness dormancy, quiescence, quiescency repose, rest, ease, relaxation - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" vegetation - inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"
	3.	sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulism - walking by a person who is asleep sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy - uttering speech while asleep cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, short sleep, snooze, nap - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) doze, drowse - a light fitful sleep bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
Adj.	1.	sleeping - lying with head on paws as if sleeping dormant heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies unerect - not upright in position or posture

Translations

sleeping [ˈsliːpɪŋ] adj → qui dort, endormi(e)

sleeping [ˈsliːpɪŋ] adj → addormentato/a