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catch a wink

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VERB

doze

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drift off nod off snooze

STRONG

catnap drowse sleep slumber

WEAK

cop some z's drop off sleep lightly

VERB

sleep

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bed down 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 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

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catch a wink

“Can’t a rat catch a wink of sleep without being rudely popped into the air?”

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White

"I'll wake you later so I can catch a wink or two."

From The World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. Simak

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