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    [Adjective]  | "asleep" | \ ə-ˈslēp \


    1: being in a state of sleep

    2: dead

    3: lacking sensation : numb


    Origin: 12th century ;

     Middle English aslepe, from Old English on slæpe;

    [Adjective]  | "half asleep" 


    1: not completely awake : very tired

    [Adverb]  | "asleep" 


    1: into a state of sleep

    2: into the sleep of death

    3: into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference


    Origin: 12th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "fall asleep" 


    1: to begin sleeping

    [Idiom]  | "not get a wink of sleep" 


    1: to not sleep at all

    [Noun]  | "a good night's sleep" 


    1: a night in which one sleeps well

    [Adjective]  | "asleep" 


    1: being in a state of suspended consciousness;


      * e.g., " ... was sound asleep when the earthquake struck "





    2: lacking in sensation or feeling;


      * e.g., " ... after sitting cross-legged all afternoon, I arose only to discover that my right foot was asleep "





    3: no longer living;


      * e.g., " ... let us pray for those who are now asleep "





     [ "asleep" ]

    1:  To be in a state of sleep. Sleep being the unconsious state our body is in while it replenishes energy.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude? Are you asleep? 

     [ "asleep" ]

    1: The most vulnerable state in which you will ever observe the vast majority of people. When we are asleep is the only time we will ever truly bare the soul. Also, aside from daydreams, it is the only state in which we can experience dreams, and, as such, is a viable source of insight and advice on our lives, if we can interpret it.

      * e.g.,  ... 'You look so calm when you're asleep.' 

     [ "asleep" ]

    1: To place a fool to sleep with brute force; To disrupt someone's balance while intoxicated; To disrespect someone to a severe level.

      * e.g.,  ... I told those fools to go asleep. 

     [ "asleep" ]

    1: The most vulnerable state in which you will ever observe the vast majority of people. When we are asleep is the only time we will ever truly bare the soul. Also, aside from daydreams, it is the only state in which we can experience dreams, and, as such, is a viable source of insight and advice on our lives, if we can interpret it.

      * e.g.,  ... 'You look so calm when you're asleep.' 

     [ "asleeping" ]

    1: To avoid confusion in conversation when referring to spending the night with a girl/guy. The term "sleeping with" is often used to refer to having sex. However, if you just slept over in the same bed without sexual acts, you were "asleeping with".

      * e.g.,  ... I met this awesome girl at the bar, we ended up asleeping together, because we were too tired to sleep with each other. 

     [ "asleeping" ]

    1: What you are doing when you leave your msn on overnight. This term is used primarily in msn conversations or away messages. You are away and asleep. You are asleeping.

      * e.g.,  ... MSN name: Jam: Been replaced by a 23yr old emo fuckball/Sex knows who she is - asleeping 

     [ "asleep style" ]

    1: A sex position, but also a sex CONCEPT. The idea is that you ask the lady until you're good and sleeping and then to get it on with you real careful like.

      * e.g.,  ... 'I had Tina try asleep style on me.' 

     [ "failing asleep" ]

    1: This term describes the nightly experience of those unfortunate schmucks who just absolutely cannot fucking fall asleep, no matter how much thrashing around in bed they do or how much ruminating over past mistakes they indulge in. Instead of falling asleep, an insomniac is simply failing asleep.

      * e.g.,  ... Alice: "Wow, you look like hell" 

     [ "Dead Asleep" ]

    1: That one person who sleeps so heavily that NOTHING can wake them up. (Almost like they're dead)

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Yeah, nothing could wake you up this morning. You were dead asleep. 

     [ "mods asleep" ]

    1: a term used mainly on 4chan to tell other anons that the mods are not watching, mostly used to get a link to an illegal dropbox

      * e.g.,  ... Mods asleep 

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