sleep

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sleep[1,noun] sleep[2,intransitive verb] desynchronized sleep non-REM sleep NREM sleep obstructive sleep apnea orthodox sleep paradoxical sleep rapid eye movement sleep REM sleep sleep apnea sleep-learning sleep paralysis sleep spindle sleep-teaching slow-wave sleep S sleep synchronized sleep twilight sleep

Main Entry: ¹sleep
Pronunciation: slp
Function: noun
1 : the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored -- compare REM SLEEP, SLOW-WAVE SLEEP
2 : a state resembling sleep: as a : DEATH 1 <put a pet cat to sleep> b : a state marked by a diminution of feeling followed by tingling <her foot went to sleep>