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sleeping

Main Entry:: ²sleep
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: slept \ˈslept\; sleep·ing
Date:: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 : to rest in a state of sleep 2 : to be in a state (as of quiescence or death) resembling sleep 3 : to have sexual relations —usually used with with transitive verb 1 : to be slumbering in <slept the sleep of the dead> 2 : to get rid of or spend in or by sleep <sleep away the hours> <sleep off a headache> 3 : to provide sleeping accommodations for <the boat sleeps six>

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