/ dəʊz; NAmE doʊz/ verb , noun
■ verb
[ v ] to sleep lightly for a short time
➡ note at sleep
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PHRASAL VERBS
- doze off
■ noun
[ sing. ] a short period of sleep, usually during the day :
I had a doze on the train.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense stupefy, bewilder, or make drowsy ): perhaps related to Danish døse make drowsy.