An act or instance of sleeping.
A night.
A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
The hibernation of animals.
The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
To be slumbering in (a state).
To place into a state of hibernation.
To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
To be dead; to lie in the grave.
To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
To accommodate in beds.
To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To achieve or make happen by manner of sleep.
An act of stretching.
The ability to lengthen when pulled.
A jail or prison term.
Term of address for a tall person.
A segment of a journey or route.
A length of time.
Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.
The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.
A stretch limousine.
The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.
A jail or prison term of one year's duration.
A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.
A segment or length of material.
A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.
A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.
A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
To lengthen when pulled.
To lengthen by pulling.
To pull tight.
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles
To extend to a limit point
To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
To increase.
To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.