1a condition of body and mind which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended:I was on the verge of sleephe talked in his sleep [in singular]:a good night’s sleep [as modifier]:the effects of sleep loss
chiefly literary a state compared to or resembling sleep, such as death or complete silence or stillness:a photograph of the poet in his last sleep
[count noun] informal (typically in the context of anticipating a forthcoming event) a night, or a night’s sleep:two more sleeps till I fly to LA
2a gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after sleep:she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes
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1 [no object] be in a state of sleep:she slept for half an hour (as adjective sleeping)he looked at the sleeping child
be inactive or dormant:Copenhagen likes to be known as the city that never sleeps
literary be at peace in death; lie buried:he sleeps in Holywell cemetery
2 [with object] provide (a specified number of people) with beds, rooms, or places to stay the night:studios sleeping two people cost £70 a night
3 [no object, with adverbial] have sexual intercourse or be involved in a sexual relationship:I won’t sleep with a man who doesn’t respect me
one could do something in one's sleep
informal one could do something with no effort or conscious thought:it’s a cinch. I could do it in my sleepshe knew the music perfectly, could sing it in her sleep
get to sleep
manage to fall asleep:he got to sleep eventually
go to sleep
fall asleep:I went to sleep almost as soon as I climbed into bed
(of a limb) become numb as a result of prolonged pressure:her right arm had gone to sleep
let sleeping dogs lie
proverb avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but may well do so as a result of such interference.
put someone to sleep
make someone unconscious by using drugs, alcohol, or an anaesthetic:a fast-acting barbiturate is administered through an intravenous line, which puts the patient quickly to sleep
(also send someone to sleep) bore someone greatly:politics put me to sleep
put something to sleep
kill an animal, especially an old or badly injured one, painlessly (used euphemistically):they took their pit bull terrier on a trip to France before having her put to sleep