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fall asleep

DEFINITIONS OF: fall asleep

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v change from a waking to a sleeping state

“he always falls asleep during lectures”
Synonyms:
dope off, doze off, drift off, drop off, drowse off, flake out, nod off
Antonyms:
arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up, waken
stop sleeping
Types:
zonk out
fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired
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