| zonk out | | |
| v. (body) | 1. black out, pass out, zonk out | lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example. |
| ~ faint, pass out, swoon, conk | pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (body) | 2. zonk out | fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired.; "after the long drive, we zonked out and slept for 10 hours" |
| ~ dope off, doze off, drift off, drowse off, fall asleep, flake out, nod off, drop off | change from a waking to a sleeping state.; "he always falls asleep during lectures" |
| slumber | | |
| n. (state) | 1. sleep, slumber | a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended.; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" |
| ~ sleeping | the state of being asleep. |
| ~ nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, nrem, nrem sleep, orthodox sleep | a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time. |
| ~ paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, rem, rem sleep | a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep. |
| ~ shuteye | informal term for sleep. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| n. (state) | 2. slumber | a dormant or quiescent state. |
| ~ dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction.; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" |
| v. (body) | 3. catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber | be asleep. |
| ~ rest | be at rest. |
| ~ practice bundling, bundle | sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed. |
| ~ catch a wink, catnap, nap | take a siesta.; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" |
| ~ sleep in, sleep late | sleep later than usual or customary.; "On Sundays, I sleep in" |
| ~ hibernate, hole up | sleep during winter.; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" |
| ~ aestivate, estivate | sleep during summer.; "certain animals estivate" |
| sleep | | |
| n. (state) | 1. sleep, sopor | a torpid state resembling deep sleep. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| n. (time) | 2. nap, sleep | a period of time spent sleeping.; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ beauty sleep | sleep before midnight. |
| ~ kip | sleep.; "roused him from his kip" |
| n. (state) | 3. eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, rest, 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"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" |
| ~ death | the absence of life or state of being dead.; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life" |
| v. (stative) | 4. sleep | be able to accommodate for sleeping.; "This tent sleeps six people" |
| ~ accommodate, admit, hold | have room for; hold without crowding.; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people" |
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