doze (verb)
1doze — ► VERB ▪ sleep lightly. ► NOUN ▪ a short light sleep. ORIGIN perhaps related to Danish døse make drowsy …
2doze off — verb change from a waking to a sleeping state he always falls asleep during lectures • Syn: ↑fall asleep, ↑dope off, ↑flake out, ↑drift off, ↑nod off, ↑drop off, ↑drowse off …
3doze — [ douz ] verb intransitive to sleep for a short time, especially during the day ╾ doze noun singular ,doze off phrasal verb intransitive to start to sleep, especially during the day and without intending to: I dozed off in front of the television …
4doze — verb (I) to sleep lightly for a short time: Pam often dozes in her chair after lunch. doze noun (singular) especially BrE: having a doze in front of the telly doze off phrasal verb (I) to go to sleep, especially when you did not intend to; drop… …
5doze off — verb To fall asleep unintentionally …
6doze — verb sleep lightly. noun a short light sleep. Origin C17 (in the sense stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy ): perh. related to Dan. døse make drowsy …
7doze — I. verb (dozed; dozing) Etymology: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dūsa to doze Date: 1677 intransitive verb 1. a. to sleep lightly b. to fall into a light sleep usually used with off 2. to be in a dull or stupefied condition …
8doze — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ light VERB + DOZE ▪ have ▪ She had a little doze after lunch. ▪ drift into, fall into …
9doze — [[t]do͟ʊz[/t]] dozes, dozing, dozed VERB When you doze, you sleep lightly or for a short period, especially during the daytime. For a while she dozed fitfully. Phrasal Verbs: doze off Syn: nap N SING: a N Doze is also a noun …
10doze — UK [dəʊz] / US [doʊz] verb [intransitive] Word forms doze : present tense I/you/we/they doze he/she/it dozes present participle dozing past tense dozed past participle dozed to sleep for a short time, especially during the day Phrasal verbs: doze …
