| VERB | body | catch some Z's, sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's | be asleep |
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| Meaning | Be asleep. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's | |
| Caused by | cause to sleep | make fall asleep |
| Entailed by | dream | Experience while sleeping |
| oversleep | sleep longer than intended | |
| snore, saw wood, saw logs | breathe noisily during one's sleep | |
| wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken | stop sleeping | |
| Narrower | bundle, practice bundling | sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed |
| estivate, aestivate | sleep during summer | |
| hibernate, hole up | sleep during winter | |
| nap, catnap, catch a wink | Take a siesta | |
| sleep late, sleep in | sleep later than usual or customary | |
| Broader | rest | Be at rest |
| Opposite | wake | Be awake, be alert, be there |
| Spanish | dormir, dormitar | |
| Catalan | dormir, dormisquejar | |
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