outsleep

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of outsleep

First recorded in 1580–90; out- + sleep

Example Sentences

When the fierce northwestern blast, Cools sea and land so far and fast, Thou already slumberest deep; Woe and want thou canst outsleep; Want and woe, which torture us, Thy sleep makes ridiculous.

From Selections from American poetry, with special reference to Poe, Longfellow, Lowell and Whittier by Carhart, Margaret Spraque

When he did recollect, he rose quietly, extinguished the gas and made the room as dark as possible, in hopes that Bovey might outsleep himself in the morning.

From Crowded Out! and Other Sketches by Harrison, S. Frances (Susie Frances)

Then, I thank God, I have vast blessings; I have preserved my eyes, ears, and teeth; I have no pain left; and I would bet with any dormouse that it cannot outsleep me.

From The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 by Walpole, Horace

“Your pardon, Don José, that I outsleep the camp,” he muttered haltingly.

From The Treasure Trail A Romance of the Land of Gold and Sunshine by Amick, Robert Wesley

Oh to drink of it again, and to lay her head upon the pillow and outsleep the day!

From The Whirlpool by Gissing, George