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DRIFT OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Change from a waking to a sleeping state
Example:
he always falls asleep during lectures
Synonyms:
dope off; doze off; drift off; drop off; drowse off; fall asleep; flake out; nod off
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "drift off"):
zonk out (fall asleep fast, as when one is extremely tired)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
