ˈshut-eye BrE AmE noun [uncountable] informal
sleep:
We’d better get some shut-eye.
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THESAURUS
▪ sleep the natural state of resting your mind and body, when your eyes are closed and you do not notice anything happening around you:
I hardly got any sleep at all last night.
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He woke suddenly from a deep sleep.
▪ slumber/slumbers literary sleep:
She fell into an uneasy slumber.
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He awoke from his slumbers.
▪ shut-eye informal especially humorous sleep:
I really need to get some shut-eye.
▪ doze a period in which you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed:
Edward was so tired he fell into a doze on the settee.
▪ snooze informal a short period when you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed:
He decided to have a snooze on the sofa while he was waiting for the others to get ready.
▪ nap a short sleep, especially during the day:
He’s taking a nap.
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Helen put the baby down for a nap after lunch.
▪ forty winks informal a short sleep, especially during the day:
I’m just going to have forty winks.
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I felt a lot better after I had had forty winks.