/euh sleep"/ , adv.
1. in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly.
2. into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep.
3. into the state of death.
adj.
4. sleeping: He is asleep.
5. dormant; inactive.
6. (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb.
7. dead.
[ bef. 1000; ME o slaepe, aslepe, OE on slaepe; see A- 1 , SLEEP ]