doze
1[ 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.
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Origin of doze
11640–50; 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
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Definition for doze (2 of 2)
doze2
[ dohz ]
/ doʊz /
verb (used with or without object), dozed, doz·ing.
Informal. to clear or level with a bulldozer.
Origin of doze
2First recorded in 1940–45; shortened form of bulldoze
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British Dictionary definitions for doze
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, nounWord Origin for doze
C17: probably from Old Norse dūs lull; related to Danish döse to drowse, Swedish dialect dusa slumber
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