sleep off en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, transitive) To get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping.
On the other hand, drugs with drowsiness as a side-effect (eg certain types of analgesia, antidepressants) are best administered in the evening so that patients can sleep off the effect and be alert the following day.
2003, Christine Brooker, Maggie Nicol, Nursing adults: the practice of caring:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleep it off | alternative | lexicographic | |
| sleep it out | alternative | lexicographic | |
| slept off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| slept off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| sleeps off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sleeping off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
es dormir la mona (Translations)