oversleepverb [ I ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈsliːp/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈsliːp/overslept, oversleptto sleep for longer than you intended to and so wake up late:
I missed the bus this morning because I overslept again.
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Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
- beauty
- bed
- bunk
- bye-byes
- catnap
- conk
- delayed sleep phase pattern
- disco nap
- hit
- kip
- nod
- sleep over
- sleepwalker
- sleepyhead
- slept
- sound
- soundly
- tuck
- turn
- turn in
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