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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.

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.