Sleep

slēp, v.i. to take rest by relaxation: to become unconscious: to slumber: to rest: to be motionle or inactive: to remain unnoticed: to live thoughtle ly: to be dead: to rest in the grave:— pa.t. and pa.p. slept.— n. the state of one who, or that which, sleeps: slumber: rest: the dormancy of some animals during winter: ( bot. ) nyctitropism.— n. Sleep′er , one who sleeps: a horizontal timber supporting a weight, rails, .— adv. Sleep′ily .— n. Sleep′ine .— p.adj. Sleep′ing , occupied with, or for, sleeping: dormant.— n. the state of resting in sleep: ( Shak. ) the state of being at rest or in abeyance.— ns. Sleep′ing-car , -carriage , a railway-carriage in which pa engers have berths for sleeping in; Sleep′ing-draught , a drink given to bring on sleep; Sleep′ing-part′ner (see Partner ).— adj. Sleep′le , without sleep: unable to sleep.— adv. Sleep′le ly .— ns. Sleep′le ne ; Sleep′-walk′er , one who walks while asleep: a somnambulist; Sleep′-walking .— adj. Sleep′y , inclined to sleep: drowsy: dull: lazy.— n. Sleep′yhead , a lazy person.— On sleep ( B. ), asleep. [A.S. slǽpan — slǽp ; Ger. schlaf , Goth. sleps .]