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CAT SLEEP

Pronunciation (US):

• CAT SLEEP (noun)
The noun CAT SLEEP has 1 sense:

1. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

Familiarity information: CAT SLEEP used as a noun is very rare.

• CAT SLEEP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

cat sleep; catnap; forty winks; short sleep; snooze; nap

Hypernyms ("cat sleep" is a kind of...):

sleeping (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cat sleep"):

siesta (a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries))

zizz (a nap)

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