CATCH SOME Z'S

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does catch some Z's mean? 

• CATCH SOME Z'S (verb)
  The verb CATCH SOME Z'S has 1 sense:

1. be asleep

  Familiarity information: CATCH SOME Z'S used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATCH SOME Z'S (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be asleep

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber

Hypernyms (to "catch some Z's" is one way to...):

rest (be at rest)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "catch some Z's"):

bundle; practice bundling (sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed)

catch a wink; catnap; nap (take a siesta)

sleep in; sleep late (sleep later than usual or customary)

hibernate; hole up (sleep during winter)

aestivate; estivate (sleep during summer)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s