verb (used without object)
1.
to sleep lightly or fitfully.
2.
to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often followed by off ): He dozed off during the sermon.
3.
to sleep for a short time; nap.
4.
to be dull or half asleep.
verb (used with object)
5.
to pass or spend (time) in drowsiness (often followed by away ): He dozed away the afternoon.
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noun
6.
a light or fitful sleep; nap.
Origin:
1640–50; orig. (now obsolete) to stupefy, make drowsy; compare Scots, N England dialect dozened, Middle English (Scots) dosnyt, dosinnit stupefied, dazed; akin to Old Norse dūsa rest, Swedish dialect dusa doze, slumber, Middle Low German dusen to be thoughtless; cf. daze
1640–50; orig. (now obsolete) to stupefy, make drowsy; compare Scots, N England dialect dozened, Middle English (Scots) dosnyt, dosinnit stupefied, dazed; akin to Old Norse dūsa rest, Swedish dialect dusa doze, slumber, Middle Low German dusen to be thoughtless; cf. daze
Synonyms
6. snooze, siesta, catnap, forty winks.
6. snooze, siesta, catnap, forty winks.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to sleep lightly or intermittently |
| 2. | ( |
| —n | |
| 3. | a short sleep |
| [C17: probably from Old Norse dūs lull; related to Danish döse to drowse, Swedish dialect dusa slumber] | |
| 'dozer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
doze
1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Dan. dose "to make dull," Swed. dial. dusa "to sleep"); related to O.E. dysig "foolish" (see dizzy). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date.
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Example sentences
Others may doze momentarily when reading articles about demographic trends.
Without it you might doze off or zone out behind the wheel, even on the way to school or a friend's house.
One of them mops his perspiring face, others doze off and then wake up with a start and return to telling the rosary.
Do not let yourself doze off or get too distracted by other things.
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