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catch some Z's
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | catch some Z's - be asleepkip, log Z's, sleep, slumberrest - be at restpractice bundling, bundle - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothedcatch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in"hibernate, hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"aestivate, estivate - sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" |
catch some Z's
catch some Z'sTo get some sleep. In illustrations such as comics, three (or more) Z's are often used to represent sleep or snoring. We've got a pretty long layover before our next flight, so I'm going to try to catch some Z's at the gate. Jeff's upstairs catching some Z's. It's been a hard week for him.See also: catchcatch some Zs and cop some Zs; cut some Zsto get some sleep. (In comic strips, Zs are used to show that someone is sleeping or snoring.) I gotta catch some Zs before I drop. Why don't you stop a little bit and try to cop some Zs?See also: catch, zscatch some z'sTake a nap, go to sleep, as in I stayed up all night studying so I'd better catch some z's. This term alludes to the buzzing sound of snoring. [Slang; second half of 1900s] See also: catchcatch some Zs mainly AMERICAN, INFORMALIf you catch some Zs, you sleep. Danny glanced at his watch and decided he'd go catch some Zs.See also: catch, zscatch (or bag) some Zs get some sleep. US The expression is based on the graphic use of a series of Zs to represent snoring.See also: catch, zscatch/get some ˈZ’s (informal, especially American English) sleep: I headed home to catch some Z’s before our night out.In this expression, Z’s is pronounced /zi:z/ (or sometimes /zedz/ in British English), and is used in cartoons to represent the sound people sometimes make when they sleep.See also: catch, getcatch some Zs and cop some Zs and cut some Zs tv. to get some sleep. Why don’t you stop a little bit and try to cop some Zs? Max pulled over to the side of the road to catch some Zs. See also: catch, zscatch some Z's
Synonyms for catch some Z'sverb be asleepSynonymsRelated Words- rest
- practice bundling
- bundle
- catch a wink
- catnap
- nap
- sleep in
- sleep late
- hibernate
- hole up
- aestivate
- estivate
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