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outsleep

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[out-sleep] / ˌaʊtˈslip /

verb (used with object)

outslept, outsleeping

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

  2. to sleep until the end of.

    to outsleep a thunderstorm.

Etymology

Origin of outsleep

First recorded in 1580–90; out- + sleep

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