"shut-eye" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃʌtaɪ/
Etymology: shut + eye Etymology templates: {{compound|en|shut|eye}} shut + eye Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shut-eye (uncountable)
  1. (informal) Sleep. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Sleep Synonyms: forty winks, nap, snooze, shut-eye, shuteye, cark, doss, rest, sleep, shut-eye Meronyms: dream, snore Related terms: hiemation [rare], hibernation, repose Translations (sleep): дрямка (drjamka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Schlaf [masculine] (German)

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