Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Asleep
asleep, verbal adj. [OE on slæpe, in sleep.] (webplay: fast asleep).
- Dead; resting in the grave; reposing in the tomb.
- Slumbering; dozing; sleeping; unconscious; not awake; not aware.
- Dormant; inactive; not in effect.
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