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over·sleep (ō′vər slēp′, ō′vər slēp′)

intransitive verb overslept -·slept′, oversleeping -·sleep′·ing

to sleep past the intended time for getting up

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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