[doze] vb dozed ; doz.ing [prob. of Scand origin; akin to ON dusa to doze] vt (1693): to pass (as time) drowsily ~ vi 1 a: to sleep lightly b: to fall into a light sleep--usu. used with off
2: to be in a dull or stupefied condition -- doze n -- doz.er n
[2]doze vt dozed ; doz.ing [prob. back-formation fr. dozer (bulldozer)] (1945): bulldoze
2. -- doz.er n