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doze off

 
Idioms: doze off

Fall into a light sleep, as in Watching the ballet always made her doze off. [Mid-1800s]


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: change from a waking to a sleeping state
  Synonyms: fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, drowse off


 
 

 

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Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more

 

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