Dictionary![]() ![]() a•sleepPronunciation: (u-slēp'), [key] —adv. 1. in or into a state of sleep: He fell asleep quickly. 2. into a dormant or inactive state; to rest: Their anxieties were put asleep. 3. into the state of death. —adj. 1. sleeping: He is asleep. 2. dormant; inactive. 3. (of the foot, hand, leg, etc.) numb. 4. dead. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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