spend the night
Definition of spend the night
1 : to sleep for the night at a place After the party she was too drunk to drive so she spent the night. —often + at They spent the night at her brother's.
2 : to stay with someone overnight and have sex with that person —+ with She spent the night with her boyfriend.
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: to use up or pay out : expend
: exhaust, wear out
: to consume wastefully : squander
: the time from dusk to dawn when no sunlight is visible
: an evening or night taken as an occasion or point of time
: an evening set aside for a particular purpose
: of, relating to, or associated with the night
: intended for use at night
: existing, occurring, or functioning at night
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