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CATCH A WINK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does catch a wink mean?
• CATCH A WINK (verb)
The verb CATCH A WINK has 1 sense:
1. take a siesta
Familiarity information: CATCH A WINK used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take a siesta
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
Context example:
She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
Hypernyms (to "catch a wink" is one way to...):
catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "catch a wink"):
doze; drowse; snooze (sleep lightly or for a short period of time)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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