shut-eye

See also: shuteye

English

Alternative forms

• shuteye

Etymology

From shut +‎ eye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃʌtaɪ/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

shut-eye (uncountable)

1. (informal) Sleep.

   Synonyms: forty winks, nap, snooze; see also Thesaurus:shut-eye

   • 2008, William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone, Preachers Showdown‎^[1], Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 172:

     With the night so quiet and peaceful, though, there was nothing he could do except return to camp and try to get a little shut-eye himself.

Translations

sleep

• Bulgarian: дрямка (bg) f (drjamka)
• German: Schlaf (de) m