doze off

doze ¹  (dz)

v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es

v.intr.

To sleep lightly and intermittently.

v.tr.

To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.

n.

A short, light sleep.

Phrasal Verb:

doze off

To fall into a light sleep.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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dozer n.

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doze ²  (dz)

intr. & tr.v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es

To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

doze off - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, dope off, drift off, drop off zonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours"