snooze

«snooze» in Mova's school dictionary: verb (informal): To have a short, light sleep, especially… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (snooze, snoozes, snoozed, snoozing); noun (a snooze, snoozes)

meaning for a pupil

1) verb (informal): To have a short, light sleep, especially in the daytime. tree →

2) noun: A short sleep; a nap. tree →

3) The snooze button on an alarm clock or phone, which stops the alarm for a few minutes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In family life, Grandad snoozes in his armchair after lunch; cats snooze in the sun. The snooze button is a classic morning habit. The saying «you snooze, you lose» means if you are slow you miss your chance. Phrases: «have a snooze», «hit the snooze button», «you snooze, you lose».

examples

• Grandad had a snooze on the sofa. tree →
• The cat is snoozing in the sun. tree →
• I pressed the snooze button three times this morning. tree →
• You snooze, you lose — the last cake has gone! tree →
• Dad snoozed through the whole film. tree →
• The baby needs a snooze after lunch. tree →

note

Past «snoozed». Informal word; formal: sleep, nap, doze. Related: doze, nap, kip (UK slang). Trap: «snooze» rhymes with «news», «lose».

In the corpora

• Snoozing gives a few more minutes, but the sleep is broken and many people feel more tired.
• Snoozing an alarm gives broken, light sleep, and many people feel more tired after lots of snoozing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «snooze» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.