Definition of asleep

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- Asleep adj
- In a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" [syn: {asleep(p)}] [ant: {awake(p)}]
- Lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {benumbed}, {numb}]
- Dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: {asleep(p)}, {at peace(p)}, {at rest(p)}, {deceased}, {departed}, {gone}] adv
- Into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep"
- In the sleep of death