snooze

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

   The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.

2. 2
   verb

   To pause; to postpone for a short while.

   It enables you to dismiss the reminder, dismiss all reminders, open the highlighted item in the Reminder dialog, and snooze the reminder. Snoozing a reminder is similar to hitting the snooze button on an alarm clock[…]

3. 3
   noun

   A brief period of sleep; a nap.

   The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.

4. 4
   noun

   Something boring.

   The whole movie was a snooze.

5. 5
   noun

   sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

6. 6
   verb

   sleep lightly or for a short period of time

7. 7
   noun

   The snooze button on an alarm clock.

Etymology

Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Compare also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).