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bed down

VERB
settle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
land put sit
STRONG
alight decline descend flop immerse lay light lodge perch place plop plunge repose roost seat sink submerge submerse subside
WEAK
set down settle down touch down
Antonyms
STRONG
ascend dislodge displace go up remove rise
VERB
sleep
Synonyms
STRONGEST
doze fall asleep languish relax snooze
STRONG
bunk catnap crash dream drowse flop hibernate nap nod oversleep repose rest retire slumber snore yawn
WEAK
catch a wink catch forty winks conk out cop some z's drop off fall out hit the hay hit the sack nod off sack out saw wood take a nap turn in zonk out zzz
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow
STRONG
be active energize
WEAK
wake waken

Example Sentences

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And at least I can now mark those button-bashing days on the bunk bed down as 'research'.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Migrants in Massachusetts have had to bed down in airport lounges, hospital waiting rooms and churches.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024

They arranged for national emergency rental vehicles to pick them up and bring them back to base camp so they could get meals and bed down.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2023

They roam through the abandoned city of Pripyat and bed down in the highly contaminated Semikhody train station.

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023

“Did you want us to make your bed down there?”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline