nod off
verb
nodded off; nodding off; nods off
intransitive verb
: to fall asleep
Word History
First Known Use
1914, in the meaning defined above
nod off
verb
as in to drop off
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- drop off
- sleep in
- sleep
- rest
- nap
- doze
- drowse (off)
- slumber
- snooze
- dream
- catnap
- oversleep
- hibernate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rise
- arise
- wake
- awake
- arouse