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Meanings of sleep in English

Russian
сон
Portuguese
sonolência
Spanish
dormitar
Catalan
son
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Any process in which an organism enters and maintains a periodic, readily reversible state of reduced awareness and metabolic activity.

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      сон
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      Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

            Portuguese
            tirar uma soneca
            Catalan
            dormir
            Spanish
            dormir

            Be asleep.

                Related terms
                tirar uma soneca
                Portuguese
                sono
                Catalan
                son
                Spanish
                sueño

                A periodic state of physiological rest during which consciousness is suspended and metabolic rate is decreased.

                      sono
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                      Examples for "kip"
                      Examples for "kip"
                      1
                      Why is getting a good kip such a neglected and guilty pleasure?
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      I let him kip on my floor but he took my futon.
                      Number9Dream
                      3
                      And is their then chief bottle-washer Patrick Cosgrave still having a kip?
                      The Irish Times
                      4
                      They ate the whole jankx, and most of the kip as well.
                      The darkness before the dawn
                      5
                      Percy Clocklan, keeper of the kip who farted on this spot, R.I.P.
                      The ginger man
                      1
                      Probably let Zach drive for a while so I can catch some z's.
                      Stories: all-new tales
                      2
                      "I'm gonna catch some Z's." He tapped the box of cigars on his lap.
                      Shift
                      Usage of sleep in English
                      1
                      Several months ago a new prisoner was moved into the sleep house.
                      Breakfast at Tiffany's
                      2
                      Bad sleep can lead to a host of health problems, Smagula said.
                      Reuters
                      3
                      It may be best to sleep on a particular problem or concern!
                      The South African
                      4
                      However, a clear effect of sleep deprivation on aggressive behaviors remains unclear.
                      Pubmed
                      5
                      They sleep for seven months of the year - often in groups.
                      The Irish Times
                      6
                      Disparities in sleep health are important but under-recognized contributors to health disparities.
                      Pubmed
                      7
                      Early identification and treatment of sleep disorders is therefore of paramount importance.
                      Pubmed
                      8
                      A sleep test was ordered to investigate the nature of my problem.
                      The Guardian
                      9
                      I know you want to sleep but sleep's not good right now.
                      Forge of Darkness
                      10
                      You know, get a good night's sleep and talk in the morning?
                      Riding the storm
                      11
                      Two days with almost no sleep and no food, yes, Adele thought.
                      Transgression: a novel of love and war
                      12
                      I haven't had a single good night's sleep in the past year.
                      The dream of perpetual motion
                      13
                      He wanted desperately to sleep but, more, he needed to ask questions.
                      Roma Victrix
                      14
                      The problem is that getting an extra hour of sleep is difficult.
                      Time management for system administrators
                      15
                      Researchers believe the additional sleep time helped reduce crashes among teenage drivers.
                      BBC
                      16
                      No doubt he was well past the point where sleep came easily.
                      Johannes cabal the necromancer
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                      Translations for sleep
                      Russian
                      сон
                      Sleep through the time
                      Sleep across language varieties
                      Canada
                      Common
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common
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