Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sleep
1 of 2 senses of sleep
Sense 1
sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
=> bundle, practice bundling
=> nap, catnap, catch a wink
=> sleep late, sleep in
=> hibernate, hole up
=> estivate, aestivate
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sleep
1 of 2 senses of sleep
Sense 1
sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
=> bundle, practice bundling
=> nap, catnap, catch a wink
=> snooze, drowse, doze
=> sleep late, sleep in
=> hibernate, hole up
=> estivate, aestivate
Entailment of verb sleep
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sleep
2 senses of sleep
Sense 1
sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
=> rest, repose
Also See-> sleep in#1; sleep late#1; sleep in#2; sleep out#1
Sense 2
sleep
=> contain, take hold
Familiarity of verb sleep
sleep used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sleep
Sense 1
sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
=> rest, repose
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Sense 2
sleep
=> contain, take hold
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Grep of noun sleeping
sleeping
sleeping around
sleeping bag
sleeping beauty
sleeping capsule
sleeping car
sleeping draught
sleeping hibiscus
sleeping partner
sleeping pill
sleeping room
sleeping sickness
sleeping tablet
Overview of noun sleeping
The noun sleeping has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sleeping -- (the state of being asleep)
2. quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping -- (quiet and inactive restfulness)
3. sleeping -- (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)
Overview of verb sleep
The verb sleep has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (58) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's -- (be asleep)
2. sleep -- (be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people")
Overview of adj sleeping
The adj sleeping has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (0) sleeping, slumbering -- (lying asleep; "don't wake the sleeping children"; "gazed with affection at his slumbering form")
2. dormant, sleeping -- ((heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping)
Antonyms of adj sleeping
2 senses of sleeping
Sense 1
sleeping(postnominal), slumbering(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA asleep) -> awake
Sense 2
dormant(predicate), sleeping
INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright
Similarity of adj sleeping
2 senses of sleeping
Sense 1
sleeping(postnominal), slumbering(postnominal)
=> asleep(prenominal) (vs. awake)
Sense 2
dormant(predicate), sleeping
=> unerect (vs. erect)
Attributes of adj sleeping
Familiarity of adj sleeping
sleeping used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj sleeping
sleeping
unsleeping
Overview of noun sleeping
The noun sleeping has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) sleeping -- (the state of being asleep)
2. quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping -- (quiet and inactive restfulness)
3. sleeping -- (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)
Overview of verb sleep
The verb sleep has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (58) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's -- (be asleep)
2. sleep -- (be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people")
Overview of adj sleeping
The adj sleeping has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (0) sleeping, slumbering -- (lying asleep; "don't wake the sleeping children"; "gazed with affection at his slumbering form")
2. dormant, sleeping -- ((heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping)
sleeping definition
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