"snooze" meaning in English

See snooze in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /snuːz/, /snʉːz/ [UK, Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snooze.wav [UK] Forms: snooze [singular], snoozes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A snooze is a brief period of sleep. Synonyms: nap
    Sense id: simple-snooze-en-noun-g1kdkvNu
  2. The snooze button on an alarm clock.
    Sense id: simple-snooze-en-noun-c59n6YVA Categories (other): Colloquial

Verb

IPA: /snuːz/, /snʉːz/ [UK, Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-snooze.wav [UK] Forms: snooze [canonical], snoozes [third-person, singular], snoozed [past], snoozed [past, participle], snoozing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|snooz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you snooze, you sleep for a short period of time. Synonyms: nap, doze
    Sense id: simple-snooze-en-verb-PSEDNAPE
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