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Definition of doze off
doze off 
verb - intransitive
- to fall asleep unintentionally.
I thought the seminar would be interesting, but I was working on that report till 3, and the lecturer lost me 5 minutes in, so I dozed off.
Citation from "Good Cop Bad Dog", Modern Family (TV) , Season 2 Episode 22 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to sleep.
Last edited on Aug 01 2011. Submitted by Lurking Grue from University of South Carolina: General Information, 901 Sumter St # 207, Columbia, SC 29201, USA on Jul 08 2010.
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Other terms relating to 'to sleep': | |
| Definitions include: to go home and/or go to bed. | |
| Definitions include: to be asleep, often (but not always) in a place other than one's own bed. | |
| Definitions include: sleep. | |
| Definitions include: something boring. | |
| Definitions include: to sleep. | |
| Definitions include: to fall asleep. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated. | |
| Definitions include: a short nap. | |
| Definitions include: misspelling of "gooch". | |
| Definitions include: to sleep. | |
| Definitions include: to take a nap. | |
| Definitions include: to fall asleep due to drugs, especially opiates (such as heroin.) | |
| Definitions include: sleep. | |
| Definitions include: asleep or unconscious. | |
| Definitions include: sleep. | |
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| Definitions include: To back out or avoid or simply miss (usually a fight or an event). | |
Other terms relating to 'off': | |
| Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not. | |
| Definitions include: large buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: to move away from. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to get out of a prior obligation by asking. | |
| Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master. | |
| Definitions include: to reprimand. | |
| Definitions include: to ignore another person(s) in a rude manner. | |
| Definitions include: to get rid of aggression or anger. | |
| Definitions include: to do something to get rid of negative emotions. | |
| Definitions include: To cheat on one's spouse. | |
| Definitions include: to bore one. | |
| Definitions include: to suggest ideas to another person to get feedback. | |
| Definitions include: annoyed, very cross. | |
| Definitions include: to end a relationship. | |
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