doze
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(dōz) 
v., dozed, doz·ing, doz·es. v.intr.
To sleep lightly and intermittently.
v.tr.
To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.
n.
A short, light sleep.
phrasal verb:
doze2 (dōz)
intr. & tr.v., dozed, doz·ing, doz·es.
To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.
v., dozed, doz·ing, doz·es. v.intr.
To sleep lightly and intermittently.
v.tr.
To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.
n.
A short, light sleep.
phrasal verb:
doze off
- To fall into a light sleep.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
dozer doz'er n.doze2 (dōz)
intr. & tr.v., dozed, doz·ing, doz·es.
To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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doze
verb
- To sleep for a brief period. catnap, nap, nod (off), siesta, snooze. Idioms: catchgrabtakeforty winks. See awareness/unawareness.
noun
- A brief sleep: catnap, nap, siesta, snooze. See awareness/unawareness.
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doze
IN BRIEF: n. - A light fitful sleep v. - Sleep lightly or for a short period of time.
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Doze
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - døse, blunde
v. tr. - rydde med bulldozer
n. - lur, døs
idioms:
- doze off slumre hen, falde i søvn
Nederlands (Dutch)
sluimeren, slapen, suffen, dutje, sluimering
Français (French)
v. intr. - sommeiller, être assoupi
v. tr. - sommeiller
n. - somme
idioms:
- doze off s'assoupir, s'endormir
Deutsch (German)
v. - schlummern, duseln
n. - Schlummer, Halbschlaf
idioms:
- doze off eindösen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - λαγοκοιμάμαι, γλαρώνω
n. - (καθομ.) υπνάκος
idioms:
- doze off αποκοιμιέμαι
Italiano (Italian)
sonnecchiare, assopimento
idioms:
- doze off appisolarsi
Português (Portuguese)
v. - cochilar
n. - cochilo (m)
idioms:
- doze off adormecer
Русский (Russian)
дремать, дремота
idioms:
- doze off задремать
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - dormirse
v. tr. - dormitar
n. - sueño ligero, sueño breve
idioms:
- doze off echar una cabezada
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dåsa
n. - tupplur
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打瞌睡, 假寐, 打瞌睡度过, 瞌睡
idioms:
- doze off 打瞌睡
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 打瞌睡, 假寐
v. tr. - 打瞌睡度過
n. - 瞌睡
idioms:
- doze off 打瞌睡
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 졸다
v. tr. - 졸며 시간을 보내다
n. - 선잠
idioms:
- doze off 졸다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - うたた寝する, 居眠りする
n. - うたた寝, 居眠り
idioms:
- doze off うとうとする
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) ينوم نوم خفيف, ينعس, يتكاسل (الاسم) نوم قصير وخفيف, غفوة
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - נימנם
v. tr. - העביר זמן בנמנום
n. - תנומה, נימנם, שינה חטופה
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