/slee"ping/ , n.
1. the condition of being asleep.
adj.
2. asleep.
3. of, pertaining to, or having accommodations for sleeping: a sleeping compartment.
4. used to sleep in or on: a sleeping jacket.
5. used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep: sleeping mask.
[ 1250-1300; ME; see SLEEP, -ING 1 , -ING 2 ]