went into hibernation — went to sleep for the winter, stopped activity, stopped dealing with the issue … English contemporary dictionary
went to bed — went to sleep, got into bed and fell asleep … English contemporary dictionary
sleep — sleep1 W2S1 [sli:p] v past tense and past participle slept [slept] 1.) to rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed →↑asleep, oversleep ↑oversleep ▪ I usually sleep on my back. ▪ Did you sleep well… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sleep — I n. 1) to induce sleep 2) to get (enough) sleep 3) deep, heavy, profound, sound; fitful; light; restful sleep 4) (misc.) to go to sleep; to walk in one s sleep; to put to sleep ( to kill ); ( to make unconscious ); to lose sleep over ( to worry… … Combinatory dictionary
sleep — 1 /sli:p/ verb past tense and past participle slept /slept/ 1 REST (I) to rest your mind and body by being asleep: I normally sleep on my back. | You re welcome to stay if you don t mind sleeping on the floor. | sleep well/soundly: Did you sleep… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Sleep — The body’s rest cycle. Sleep is triggered by a complex group of hormones that are active in the main, and that respond to cues from the body itself and the environment. About 80 percent of sleep is dreamless, and is known as non rapid eye… … Medical dictionary
sleep — to be dead While you await the resurrection of the body. Often in compounds according to the circumstance. Thus to sleep in your leaden hammock or in Davy Jones s locker was to have died and been buried at sea: Though Drake their… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
sleep - asleep — ◊ sleep Sleep is used as a noun or a verb. The past tense and past participle of the verb is slept, not sleeped . Sleep is the natural state of rest in which you are unconscious with your eyes closed. I need a lot of sleep. I haven t been getting … Useful english dictionary
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