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sleep
1. noun /sliːp/
a) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

I really need some sleep.

b) An act or instance of sleeping.

We need to conduct an overnight sleep test to diagnose your sleep problem.

2. verb /sliːp/
a) To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

You should sleep 8 hours a day.

b) (Of a spinning top) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

A top sleeps when it moves with such velocity, and spins so smoothly, that its motion is imperceptible.


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