Definition of z's

z's    

noun - plural

• sleep. Used in expressions such as catch some z's, get some z's.

  I'm gonna catch some z's. I'll call you later.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to sleep.

  Last edited on Feb 11 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'to sleep':
nod out	Definitions include: to fall asleep.
kip	Definitions include: a short nap.
passed out	Definitions include: to be asleep, often (but not always) in a place other than one's own bed.
hit the sack	Definitions include: to go to bed.
shut-eye	Definitions include: sleep.
nod	Definitions include: to fall asleep due to drugs, especially opiates (such as heroin.)
zonked out	Definitions include: asleep or unconscious.
out cold	Definitions include: sound asleep.
crash	Definitions include: to arrive unexpectedly and uninvited, esp. to a social function such as a party or ceremony.
get some z's	Definitions include: to sleep.
loaf	Definitions include: to rest.
get forty winks	Definitions include: to take a nap.
winks	Definitions include: sleep.
nod off	Definitions include: to fall asleep.
call it a night	Definitions include: to go home and/or go to bed.
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Other terms relating to 'z':
blow z's	Definitions include: to sleep.
catch some z's	Definitions include: to sleep.
get some z's	Definitions include: to sleep.
z	Definitions include: an ounce.
-z	Definitions include: Replacement for the "s" suffix used to indicate plural nouns.

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