asleep
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asleep
- /əˈsliːp/
Rhymes with -iːp
Where it comes from
From Middle English aslepe, equivalent to a- (“in, on”) + sleep.
adjective
- In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting. I was asleep when you called.
- Inattentive. How could you miss that? Were you asleep?
- Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness. My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles.
- Dead.
Similar: asleep, cold, comatose, dead to the world, dormant, down for the count, in the arms of Morpheus, in the arms of Murphy, nangry, out cold, out like a light, sacked out
