snooze

(sno̵̅o̅z)

noun

Informal a brief sleep; nap; doze

Origin: < 18th-c. cant < ? or akin to LowG snusen (Dan snuse), to sniff, snore

intransitive verb snoozed, snoozing

Informal to take a brief sleep; nap; doze

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See snooze in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb snoozed snoozed, snooz·ing, snooz·es

To take a light nap; doze.

noun

A brief light sleep.

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