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sleep·walk

   [sleep-wawk]
verb (used without object)
1.
to engage in sleepwalking.
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noun
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an act of sleepwalking; somnambulation.

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Origin:
1920–25; back formation from sleepwalking
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sleepwalk (ˈsliːpˌwɔːk)
 
—vb
(intr) See also somnambulism to walk while asleep
 
'sleepwalker
 
—n
 
'sleepwalking
 
—n, —adj

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sleepwalk definition


  1. n.
    a movement toward something without effort; easy advancement; an easy task. (Something that could be done in one's sleep. See also cakewalk; walk.) : Getting the degree was a sleepwalk. Getting a job was hell.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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