doze

doze
doze 1640s, probably from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.N. dusa "to doze," Dan. dèse "to make dull," Swed. dial. dusa "to sleep"); related to O.E. dysig "foolish" (see DIZZY (Cf. dizzy)). May have existed in dialect earlier than attested date. As a noun, from 1731.

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  • Doze — Doze, v. t. 1. To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one s time. [1913 Webster] 2. To make dull; to stupefy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I was an hour . . . in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work. Pepys. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • doze — [dəuz US douz] v [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: From a [i]Scandinavian language; related to Old Norse dúsa to sleep lightly ] to sleep lightly for a short time ▪ Grandad was dozing in his chair. >doze n [singular] doze off phr v to go to sleep,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • doze — [ douz ] verb intransitive to sleep for a short time, especially during the day ╾ doze noun singular ,doze off phrasal verb intransitive to start to sleep, especially during the day and without intending to: I dozed off in front of the television …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Doze — Doze, n. A light sleep; a drowse. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dozė — dòzė dkt. Jéigu váistai nepadė̃s, reikė̃s ski̇̀rti didèsnę dòzę …   Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodyno antraštynas

  • doze — [n] light sleep catnap, drowse, forty winks*, nap, shut eye*, siesta, slumber, snooze*; concepts 315,681 doze [v] take a nap catch a wink*, catnap, cop some z’s*, drift off*, drop off*, drowse, nod off*, sleep, sleep lightly, slumber, snooze;… …   New thesaurus

  • doze — doze1 [dōz] vi. dozed, dozing [prob. < Scand, as in Ice (& Swed dial.) dusa: for IE base, see DIZZY] to sleep lightly or fitfully; nap; be half asleep vt. to spend (time) in dozing: usually with away n. a light sleep; nap doze off to fall into …   English World dictionary

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