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doze 1
(dōz)v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es
v.intr.
To sleep lightly and intermittently.
v.tr.
To spend (time) dozing or as if dozing: dozed the summer away.
n.
Phrasal Verb: A short, light sleep.
doze off
To fall into a light sleep.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
doz′er n.
doze 2
(dōz)intr. & tr.v. dozed, doz·ing, doz·es
To use a bulldozer; bulldoze.
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doze
(dəʊz)vb (intr)
1. to sleep lightly or intermittently
2. (often foll by off) to fall into a light sleep
n
a short sleep
[C17: probably from Old Norse dūs lull; related to Danish döse to drowse, Swedish dialect dusa slumber]
ˈdozer n
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doze1
(doʊz)v. dozed, doz•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to sleep lightly and briefly; nap.
2. to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often fol. by off): to doze off during a lecture.
3. to be dull or half asleep.
v.t. 4. to pass (time) in napping (often fol. by away): to doze away the afternoon.
n. 5. a nap.
[1640–50; akin to Old Norse dūsa rest, Middle Low German dusen to be thoughtless; compare daze]
doze2
(doʊz)v.t. dozed, doz•ing. Informal.
to bulldoze.
[1940–45; shortened form of bulldoze]
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doze
Past participle: dozed
Gerund: dozing
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| Noun | 1. |  doze - a light fitful sleep sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate |
| Verb | 1. | doze - sleep lightly or for a short period of time 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" |
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doze
verb
noun
doze off fall asleep, nod off, drop off (informal), crash out (informal), drift off, go off, conk out (informal) I must have dozed off.
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doze
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
doze
(dəuz) verb to sleep lightly for short periods. The old lady dozed in her chair.dormitar
noun a short sleep. cabezada
doze off to go into a light sleep. quedarse dormido
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→ dormitarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
doze
v. dormitar, quedarse medio dormido.
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doze
vi dormitarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.