sleep-out
adjective
sleep-out
American
[sleep-out]
/ ˈslipˌaʊt /
adjective
noun
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a person who lives elsewhere than at the place of employment.
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an act or instance of sleeping outdoors.
sleep out
British
verb
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(esp of a tramp) to sleep in the open air
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to sleep away from the place of work
noun
sleep out
Idioms
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Sleep at home, as opposed to one's place of employment, as in We have a full-time nurse for her, but she sleeps out . [Mid-1800s]
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Sleep away from one's own home, as in She's not here; she's sleeping out .
Etymology
Origin of sleep-out
First recorded in 1910–15; adj., noun use of verb phrase sleep out
Example Sentences
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Isaac’s mom, Melissa Ortman, was a little worried that night, she said, but after the bear left, she and Andrew gave the okay for the sleep-out to continue.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 30, 2023
More intrepid travelers might want to try the sleep-out experience in a Star Cube tent and drift off under a ceiling of stars.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2022
No tickets will be sold, with members of the public and businesses joining the event by reaching fundraising targets and accepting the sleep-out challenge.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2017
The "world's largest ever sleep-out event"- billed as a Live Aid for Scottish homelessness - is to take place in Edinburgh.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2017
Five rooms and a sleep-out porch is enough for a beginning.
From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie
Above, people whose homes were damaged sleep out in Marrakesh.
From NewsForKids.net ● Sep. 12, 2023
I said, picking sleep out of my eyes, reaching for my Uptempos.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023
They sleep out in the open and in tents provided by civil society groups and authorities.
From Reuters ● Mar. 14, 2023
Watch as Ann Pettitt explains why she and other women were prepared to leave families and jobs to sleep out in the cold, to try and stop a nuclear war.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2022
“What is it?” she mumbled, rubbing sleep out of her eyes.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
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