outsleep

[ out-sleep ]

/ ˌaʊtˈslip /

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verb (used with object), out·slept, out·sleep·ing.

to sleep through or later than (a specified time).

to sleep until the end of: to outsleep a thunderstorm.

Nearby words

outsing, outsit, outsize, outskirt, outskirts, outsleep, outsmart, outsoar, outsold, outsole, outsource

Origin of outsleep

First recorded in 1580–90; out- + sleep

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Examples from the Web for outsleep

Oh to drink of it again, and to lay her head upon the pillow and outsleep the day!
The Whirlpool|George Gissing
Yet even he could not outsleep the reluctant lingering of night.
Out of the Depths|Robert Ames Bennet
Not a morning did I outsleep the reveille; nor once missed matins in the Cathedral.
The Bandolero|Mayne Reid
“Your pardon, Don José, that I outsleep the camp,” he muttered haltingly.
The Treasure Trail|Marah Ellis Ryan