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Definitions

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fall asleep
1. v. To be affected by paresthesia; to go numb.
My left leg has fallen asleep!
2. v. (poetic, euphemistic) To die (often seen on gravestones).
Analysis
fall		©
1. n. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
2. n. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
3. n. (chiefly North America, obsolete elsewhere) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
4. n. A loss of greatness or status.
the fall of Rome
asleep		©
1. adj. In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
I was asleep when you called.
Never disturb a man asleep.
2. adj. (slang) Inattentive.
How could you miss that? Were you asleep?

Example Sentences

Stand there and make low, growling noises till I fall asleep?  You fall asleep, you wake up, you don't know whether you've just passed Copenhagen, Brussels or Amsterdam.

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