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   sleep

   /sliːp/

   noun

   • 1. a condition of body and mind that typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the eyes are closed, the postural muscles relaxed, the activity of the brain altered, and consciousness of the surroundings practically suspended: "I was on the verge of sleep"
   • ▪ a state compared to or resembling sleep, such as death or complete silence or stillness: literary "a photograph of the poet in his last sleep"
   • ▪ (typically in the context of anticipating a forthcoming event) a night, or a night's sleep: informal "two more sleeps till I fly to LA"
   • 2. a gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after sleep: "she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes"

   verb

   • 1. be in a state of sleep; be asleep: "she slept for half an hour"
   • ▪ fail to be woken by: "he was so tired he slept through the alarm"
   • ▪ be inactive or dormant: "Copenhagen likes to be known as the city that never sleeps"
   • ▪ be at peace in death; lie buried: literary "he sleeps in Holywell cemetery"
   • 2. provide (a specified number of people) with beds, rooms, or places to stay the night: "studios sleeping two people cost £70 a night"

   Word Origin Old Englishslēp, slǣp (noun), slēpan, slǣpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slapen and German schlafen.

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