doze

Formsdozes, dozing, dozed

Pluraldozes

1. 1
   verbintransitive

   To sleep lightly for a short time.

   Like closing your eyes for a short rest in the middle of the day.

   Grandpa likes to doze in his chair after lunch.

   She dozed off during the long car ride.

   Similarnap, snooze, drowse, slumber, catnap

   Oppositewake

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A short, light sleep.

   Like a quick rest that is much shorter than a full night's sleep.

   A short doze after lunch always helps me focus.

   He took several dozes throughout the long night shift.

   Similarnap, snooze, catnap, siesta, kip

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3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To make someone's mind dull and slow.

   Like a thick fog that slowly clouds your thinking.

   The warm room seemed to doze her into a dull, sleepy state.

   Too much wine dozed his mind until he could barely think.

   Similardull, stupefy, numb, deaden

   Oppositesharpen, stimulate

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4. 4
   verbslangintransitive

   To clear or flatten ground using a bulldozer.

   Like pushing a big pile of dirt forward with a heavy machine.

   The crew will doze across the lot before the trucks arrive.

   They dozed along the hillside all afternoon.

   Similarbulldoze, grade

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5. 5
   determinerpronunciation spelling

   Pronunciation spelling of those. It shows how some people say the word in casual speech.

   Doze cookies on the table are for everyone.

   Hand me one of doze tools, will you?

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