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DOSS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does doss mean? 

DOSS (verb)
  The verb DOSS has 1 sense:

1. sleep in a convenient placeplay

  Familiarity information: DOSS used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOSS (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they doss  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it dosses  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: dossed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: dossed  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: dossing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Sleep in a convenient place

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

crash; doss; doss down

Context example:

You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable

Hypernyms (to "doss" is one way to...):

bed down; bunk down (go to bed)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

dosser (someone who sleeps in any convenient place)


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