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

1. sleep in a convenient place
   • You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable