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NOD OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nod off mean? 

NOD OFF (verb)
  The verb NOD OFF has 1 sense:

1. change from a waking to a sleeping stateplay

  Familiarity information: NOD OFF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NOD OFF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Change from a waking to a sleeping state

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

dope off; doze off; drift off; drop off; drowse off; fall asleep; flake out; nod off

Context example:

he always falls asleep during lectures

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nod off"):

zonk out (fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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