To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
You should sleep eight hours a day.
To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
Last night we slept together for the first time.
To accommodate in beds.
The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
I really need some sleep.
An act or instance of sleeping.
A surname from English.
From Middle English slepen, from Anglian Old English slēpan (West Saxon Old English slǣpan), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną.
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This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.
I’m just going to have a quick sleep.
A night.
There are only three sleeps till Christmas!