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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Asleep \A*sleep"\, a. & adv [Pref. a- + sleep.] 1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant. Fast asleep the giant lay supine. --Dryden. By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. --Milton. 2. In the sleep of the grave; dead. Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not even as others which have no hope. --1 Thess. iv 13. 3. Numbed, and usually, tingling. --Udall. Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and as we call it asleep. --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: asleep adj 1: in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" [syn: {asleep(p)}] [ant: {awake(p)}] 2: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {benumbed}, {numb}] 3: (euphemistic) "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}, {gone}] adv 1: into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep" 2: in the sleep of death
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