Doze

Quick meaning: Doze is a verb meaning (intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

Meaning

(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make dull; to stupefy.
2. A light, short sleep or nap.
3. (intransitive, slang) To bulldoze.
4. Pronunciation spelling of those.

Example Sentences

I felt much better after a short doze.

I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.

I was an hour […] in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work.

If he Happen'd to Doze a little no and then in a Morning, the Jolly Cobbler Wak'd him.

Word Forms

• dozes
• dozing
• dozed

Synonyms for doze

Depending on context, synonyms include nod, sleep, drowse, snooze.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include snooze, drowse, catnap, nap, sleep, nod.

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