sleep (EN)

verb, noun

verb “sleep”

1. to be in a natural state of rest when you are not awake
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   After working late, she slept until noon the next day.
2. to have sex with someone
   Rumors spread that the actor slept with his co-star.
3. to have enough beds for people
   The cottage sleeps six comfortably.
4. (in computing) for a program or computer to pause operations temporarily
   The backup script sleeps for five minutes before retrying.

noun “sleep”

1. the natural state of rest when you are not awake
   A good night's sleep helps you concentrate.
2. an instance or period of sleeping
   She had a quick sleep before the party.
3. (informal) a night, used in counting how many nights before an event
   Only two more sleeps until the big game!
4. the dried mucus in the eyes after sleeping
   He rubbed the sleep from his eyes.