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DROWSE OFF

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change from a waking to a sleeping stateplay

Example:

he always falls asleep during lectures

Synonyms:

dope off; doze off; drift off; drop off; drowse off; fall asleep; flake out; nod off

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drowse off"):

zonk out (fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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