Thesaurus: asleep

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1. a. & adv. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.
2. a. & adv. In the sleep of the grave; dead.
3. a. & adv. Numbed, and, usually, tingling.
4. adj. in a state of sleep
5. adj. lacking sensation
6. adv. into a sleeping state
7. adv. in the sleep of death
8. 1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant. Fast asleep the giant lay supine. Dryden. By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Milton. 2. In the sleep of the grave; dead. Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thess. iv. 13. 3. Numbed, and, usually, tingling. Udall. Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as we call it, asleep. Bacon.
9. j:100 a. in a state of sleep s. lacking sensation s. dead r. into a sleeping state