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nod off

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nod off
to fall asleep, usually while sitting up. Jack nodded off during the minister's sermon. Father always nods off after Sunday lunch.
See also: nod

nod off
to go to sleep, esp. when not in bed or intending to sleep I nodded off once or twice during the movie.
See also: nod


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The hotel asked its guests what music is most likely to help them nod off.
Almost a quarter wanted to nod off to the smell of freshly cut grass, reminding them of long, happy summer days.
Only depression keeps me up this late at fifty-one--not wine, not girls, not talk even, as once it might, with friends I'd wait hours for, as each decided on our walk, usually through some poorly lit side street or tree-lined park better attended to than any place near here, to tell me sweet, long-guarded secrets of love, or some taboo, fearing I'd judge her or him less than sane, when what most sidetracked me then was I might, inadvertently, nod off, not remain alert enough.
 
 
 
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