HyperDic: asleep

English > 5 senses of the word *asleep*:
ADJECTIVE	all	asleep	in a state of sleep
	all	asleep, benumbed, numb	lacking sensation
	all	asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone	dead
ADVERB	all	asleep	into a sleeping state
ADVERB	all	asleep	in the sleep of death

asleep > pronunciation
Sounds	ahsliy'p
Rhymes	beep ... weep: 22 rhymes with iyp...

English > *asleep*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	In a state of sleep.
Examples	"were all asleep when the phone rang" "fell asleep at the wheel"
Narrower	at rest	In a state of repose or especially sleep
	dormant, hibernating, torpid	In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
	drowsy, drowsing, dozy	Half asleep
	fast asleep, sound asleep	sleeping deeply
	hypnoid	Of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis
	sleepy, sleepy-eyed, sleepyheaded	Ready to fall asleep
	slumberous, slumbery, slumbrous, somnolent	Inclined to or marked by drowsiness
	unawakened	Still asleep
See also	unaware, incognizant	(often followed by 'of') not aware / aware
See also	unconscious	not conscious
Opposite	awake	not in a state of sleep
Spanish	dormido
Catalan	adormit
Adverbs	asleep	into a sleeping state

English > *asleep*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	lacking sensation.
Example	"my foot is asleep"
Synonyms	benumbed, numb
Broader	insensible	Incapable of physical sensation
Spanish	entumecido, insensibilizado, insensible
Catalan	insensibilitzat, insensible

English > *asleep*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	dead.
Synonyms	at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone
Broader	dead	no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Usage of	euphemism	An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
Spanish	difunto, fallecido, muerto
Catalan	difunt, mort
Adverbs	asleep	in the sleep of death

English > *asleep*: 5 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	Into a sleeping state.
Example	"he fell asleep"
Adjectives	asleep	in a state of sleep

English > *asleep*: 5 senses > adverb 2
Meaning	In the sleep of death.
Adjectives	asleep	dead

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