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    DROWSE OFF

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Change from a waking to a sleeping stateplay

    Example:

    he always falls asleep during lectures

    Synonyms:

    dope off; doze off; drift off; drop off; drowse off; fall asleep; flake out; nod off

    Classified under:

    Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

    Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drowse off"):

    zonk out (fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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