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doze off Definition


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doze
verb
    intr
    dozed, dozing
    1. To sleep lightly.
      Thesaurus: sleep, slumber, nap, nod off, catnap, drowse, snooze.
noun
    1. A brief period of light sleep.
      Thesaurus: nap, catnap, shuteye (slang), snooze, forty winks.
Etymology: 17c: from Norse dus lull.

Phrasal Verb: doze off
    To fall into a light sleep.


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