doze

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[ dohz ]
/ doʊz /

verb (used without object), dozed, doz·ing.

to sleep lightly or fitfully.
to fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often followed by off): He dozed off during the sermon.
to sleep for a short time; nap.
to be dull or half asleep.

verb (used with object), dozed, doz·ing.

to pass or spend (time) in drowsiness (often followed by away): He dozed away the afternoon.

noun

a light or fitful sleep; nap.

Origin of doze

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1640–50; orig. (now obsolete) to stupefy, make drowsy; compare Scots, N England dialect dozened, Middle English (Scots) dosnyt, dosinnit stupefied, dazed; akin to Old Norse dūsa rest, Swedish dialect dusa doze, slumber, Middle Low German dusen to be thoughtless; cf. daze

SYNONYMS FOR doze

6 snooze, siesta, catnap, forty winks.

Words nearby doze

doyenne, doyle, doyle, sir arthur conan, doyley, doz., doze, doze off, dozed, dozen, dozens, dozenth

Definition for dozed (2 of 2)

doze 2
[ dohz ]
/ doʊz /

verb (used with or without object), dozed, doz·ing.

Informal. to clear or level with a bulldozer.

Origin of doze

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First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form of bulldoze

Words related to dozed

snooze, slumber, catnap, nap, siesta, drowse, sleep, shut-eye

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British Dictionary definitions for dozed (1 of 2)

dozed
/ (dozd, dəʊzd) /

adjective

mainly Irish (of timber or rubber) rotten or decayed

Word Origin for dozed

C18: probably from doze

British Dictionary definitions for dozed (2 of 2)

doze
/ (dəʊz) /

verb (intr)

to sleep lightly or intermittently
(often foll by off) to fall into a light sleep

noun

a short sleep

Derived forms of doze

dozer, noun

Word Origin for doze

C17: probably from Old Norse dūs lull; related to Danish döse to drowse, Swedish dialect dusa slumber