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fall asleep

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Verb1.fall asleepfall asleep - change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures"
dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, flake out, nod 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"
come alive, awake, awaken, arouse, wake, wake up, waken - stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"


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Nay, it were better, to meet some dangers half way, though they come nothing near, than to keep too long a watch upon their approaches; for if a man watch too long, it is odds he will fall asleep.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
She arose at daybreak, in order to attend mass, and she worked without interruption until night; then, when dinner was over, the dishes cleared away and the door securely locked, she would bury the log under the ashes and fall asleep in front of the hearth with a rosary in her hand.
A Simple Soul by Flaubert, Gustave View in context
Verily, in broad daylight did he fall asleep, the sluggard
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
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