Dictionary definition · sleep
noun
- a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended"he didn't get enough sleep last night"
- a torpid state resembling deep sleep
- a period of time spent sleeping"he felt better after a little sleep"
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)"she was laid to rest beside her husband"
verb
- be asleep
- be able to accommodate for sleeping"This tent sleeps six people"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).