SLEEP

I. noun Etymology: Middle English slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German slāf ~ and perhaps to Latin labi to slip, slide Date: before 12th century the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored, a state resembling ~: as, a state of torpid inactivity, death , the closing of leaves or petals especially at night, a state marked by a diminution of feeling followed by tingling , the state of an animal during hibernation, 3. a period spent ~ing, night , a day's journey, crusty matter present in the corner of an eye upon awakening, ~like adjective II. verb (slept; ~ing) Date: before 12th century intransitive verb to rest in a state of ~, to be in a state (as of quiescence or death) resembling ~, to have sexual relations, transitive verb to be slumbering in , to get rid of or spend in or by ~ , to provide ~ing accommodations for