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asleep definition

asleep (ə slēp′)

adjective

  1. in a condition of sleep; sleeping
  2. inactive; dull; sluggish
  3. numb except for a prickly feeling my arm is asleep
  4. dead

adverb

into a sleeping or inactive condition

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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