"sleep off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sleeps off [present, singular, third-person], sleeping off [participle, present], slept off [participle, past], slept off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sleep<,,slept> off}} sleep off (third-person singular simple present sleeps off, present participle sleeping off, simple past and past participle slept off)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Categories (topical): Medicine, Sleep Synonyms: sleep it out, sleep it off

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