sleep
1. sleep \'sle-p\ \'sle--.pli-k\ n [ME slepe, fr. OE sl-p; akin to OHG
sla-f slee]p, L labi to slip, slide and perh. to Gk lobos pod, lobe 1: the
natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of
the body are restored 2: a state resembling sleep : as 2a: a state of
torpid inactivity 2b: DEATH; also : TRANCE, COMA 2c: the closing of
leaves or petals esp. at night 3a: NIGHT 3b: a day's journey -
sleep.like aj
2. sleep \'slept\ vb or slept; or sleep.ing 1: to rest in a state of sleep
2: to be in a state (as of quiescence or death) resembling sleep 3: to
have sexual relations 1: to be slumbering in {slept the sleep of the dead}
2: to get rid of or spend in or by sleep 3: to provide sleeping
accommodations for {the boat ~s six>