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catch some Z's

verb

be asleep

• Syn: ↑sleep, ↑kip, ↑slumber, ↑log Z's

• Ant: ↑wake (for: ↑sleep)

• See Also: ↑sleep in (for: ↑sleep), ↑sleep late (for: ↑sleep), ↑sleep out (for: ↑sleep)

• Derivationally related forms: ↑slumber (for: ↑slumber), ↑slumberer (for: ↑slumber), ↑kip (for: ↑kip), ↑sleep (for: ↑sleep), ↑sleeper (for: ↑sleep), ↑sleeping (for: ↑sleep)

• Hypernyms: ↑rest

• Hyponyms:

↑bundle, ↑practice bundling, ↑nap, ↑catnap, ↑catch a wink, ↑sleep late, ↑sleep in, ↑hibernate, ↑hole up, ↑estivate, ↑aestivate

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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catch/​get some z’s mainly american informal phrase

to sleep

Thesaurus: to sleep, or to go to sleep_synonym sleep_hyponym

Main entry: z

Useful english dictionary. 2012.