English noun: sleep | |||
1. | sleep (state) a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended | ||
Samples | He didn't get enough sleep last night. Calm as a child in dreamless slumber. | ||
Synonyms | slumber | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM, NREM sleep, orthodox sleep, paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, REM, REM sleep, shuteye, sleeping | ||
2. | sleep (state) a torpid state resembling deep sleep | ||
Synonyms | sopor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | ||
3. | sleep (time) a period of time spent sleeping | ||
Samples | He felt better after a little sleep. There wasn't time for a nap. | ||
Synonyms | nap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | period, period of time, time period | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | beauty sleep, kip | ||
4. | sleep (state) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | ||
Samples | She was laid to rest beside her husband. They had to put their family pet to sleep. | ||
Synonyms | eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, rest | ||
Broader (hypernym) | death | ||
English verb: sleep | |||
1. | sleep (body) be asleep | ||
Examples | Sam and Sue sleep | ||
Synonyms | catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, slumber | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rest | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aestivate, bundle, catch a wink, catnap, estivate, hibernate, hole up, nap, practice bundling, sleep in, sleep late | ||
Antonyms | wake | ||
2. | sleep (stative) be able to accommodate for sleeping | ||
Samples | This tent sleeps six people. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, admit, hold | ||