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doze
1[ dohz ]
verb (used without object)
- to sleep lightly or fitfully.
- to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often followed by off ):
He dozed off during the sermon.
- to sleep for a short time; nap.
- to be dull or half asleep.
verb (used with object)
- to pass or spend (time) in drowsiness (often followed by away ):
He dozed away the afternoon.
noun
- a light or fitful sleep; nap.
Synonyms: forty winks, catnap, siesta, snooze
doze
2[ dohz ]
verb (used with or without object)
- Informal. to clear or level with a bulldozer.
doze
/ dəʊz /
verb
- to sleep lightly or intermittently
- often foll by off to fall into a light sleep
noun
- a short sleep
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Derived Forms
- ˈdozer, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of doze1
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Example Sentences
Usually Mom would doze off at this point, opening an eye to catch only what she found pertinent.
The room was kept in a sort of twilight all day long, and made it pleasant for the new-born baby and his mamma to doze and dream.
And asked me if I would excuse her falling into a doze, for she never felt well without it.
One and then another fell into a doze; Sivert Jespersen also closed his eyes, but not in sleep.
This would suit Kennedy capitally, and musing on the meeting of the morrow, he sank into a doze in the armchair.
When I could not otherwise occupy my mind, I endeavoured to force myself into a doze, that I might have a chance of a dream.
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