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/sliːp//slip/Definitions
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
Example: You should sleep 8 hours a day.
(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To accommodate in beds.
Example: This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.
/sliːp//slip/Definitions
The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
Example: I really need some sleep.
An act or instance of sleeping.
Example: I’m just going to have a quick sleep.
(metonymically) A night.
Example: There are only three sleeps till Christmas!
Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
Example: Wipe the sleep from your eyes.