doss down
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Definition
Verb (intransitive): To sleep in a convenient, often temporary or makeshift place, especially one that is not a proper bed. It implies sleeping somewhere with minimal comfort or preparation, such as on a floor, couch, or other available surface.
Usage
This verb is used informally to describe the act of finding a place to sleep for the night without formal arrangements. It often suggests a lack of comfort or permanence. * After the long journey, we were so tired we just dossed down on the living room floor. * If you miss the last train, you can always doss down at my place.
Advanced Usage
- "to doss down for the night": To settle in a place to sleep until morning.
- We found an old barn to doss down for the night.
Variants and Related Words
- Doss (noun): A place to sleep, especially a cheap or temporary one.
- He found a cheap doss for a few nights.
- Dosser (noun): A person who sleeps in a doss; a vagrant.
- (Note: This term can be considered derogatory.)
Synonyms
- Crash (informal): To sleep, especially at someone else's home or in a temporary place.
- Bed down: To settle for sleep, often in a temporary or improvised spot.
- Kip down (British informal): To go to sleep, especially in a simple or temporary manner.
Phrasal Verbs
(This word is itself a phrasal verb. No further phrasal verbs are commonly derived from it.)
Related Idioms
- To have a doss: To have a sleep or a rest.
- I'm just going to have a doss on the sofa for an hour.
Verb
- sleep in a convenient place
- You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable