dossed (down)

verb

past tense of doss (down), chiefly British
as in retired
to go to one's bed in order to sleep he frequently plays host at his London flat, and overnight guests pretty much doss down where they please

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  1. retired
  2. turned in
  3. bedded
  4. settled
  5. napped
  6. slept
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  • Tampa Bay batters were retired in order in seven innings, and Junior Caminero had four strikeouts.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow retired his first 10 batters — six on strikeouts — while working with a 4-0 lead.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of retired
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  • Edwin Diaz had an ERA near nine in the regular season, battled several injuries, and turned in one of the worst reliever seasons in baseball.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The opening night rosters in the NBA have been turned in — and there are 17 French players on those lists, the most of any international land.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of turned in
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  • Generally, an elk will be surrounded by brush or trees, and even if a clear shot is possible, the elk’s position while bedded often offers a very small target area.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The plants and vines have grown, the tufu limestone has mellowed, the staff have bedded in, and the feel that this is a genuine Puglian village (even though it was built entirely from scratch) has been sealed.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Definition of bedded
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  • Benton settled in 1841, then incorporated 60 years later, expanding outward from the planting of a hickory tree.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • No one who later testified before the grand jury said who first proposed sending settlement money to Hope Florida, but the amount going to the foundation settled at $10 million.
    — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of settled
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  • Participants who exercised correctly recognized 56% of the images, compared with 57% among those who napped and 46% in the control group.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
  • That combination is aimed particularly at high-volume production of fleece, brushed and napped fabrics, including textiles used in softshell garments.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of napped
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  • And so in August, the house where George slept sold to Jeremy Young, a local realtor, concert promoter and Beatles fan.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • After hours of torture, Chamberlain managed to free one of her hands from a pair of handcuffs with her teeth, unclip a leather leg restraint and quietly bolt out the door as Evonitz slept.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
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