ASLEEP
\ɐslˈiːp], \ɐslˈiːp], \ɐ_s_l_ˈiː_p]\
Definitions of ASLEEP
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
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lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
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in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
By Princeton University
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into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
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lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"
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in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.
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In the sleep of the grave; dead.
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Numbed, and, usually, tingling.
By Oddity Software
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In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.
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In the sleep of the grave; dead.
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Numbed, and, usually, tingling.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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In sleep: 1, sleeping. 2, having a peculiar numb, or prickly feeling, as in the hands or feet. "His legge . . . was all aslepe, and in a manner sterke stiff."- Udall. 3, stunned: senseless. "So saying, she . . . gave Susy such a douse on the side of the Head as left her fast asleep for an hour and upward." - H. Brooke.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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