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doze off
doze 1 D0372300 (dōz)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.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
doz′er n.
doze 2 D0372300 (dōz)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 offzonk out - fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours" |
Translationsdoze (dəuz) verb to sleep lightly for short periods. The old lady dozed in her chair. 打盹 打瞌睡 noun a short sleep. 打盹 瞌睡doze off to go into a light sleep. 打盹 打盹doze off
doze offTo fall asleep, typically unexpectedly or for just a short period of time. Whew, I must have dozed off there for a few minutes. What did I miss?See also: offdoze offFall into a light sleep, as in Watching the ballet always made her doze off. [Mid-1800s] See also: offdoze offv. To fall into a light sleep: I dozed off in front of the TV for a few minutes.See also: offdoze off
Synonyms for doze offverb change from a waking to a sleeping stateSynonyms- drowse off
- fall asleep
- flake out
- nod off
- dope off
- drift off
- drop off
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