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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
asleep adj 1: in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" [syn: asleep(p)] [ant: awake(p)] 2: lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" [syn: asleep(p), benumbed, numb] 3: dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" [syn: asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased, departed, gone] adv 1: into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep" 2: in the sleep of death