VERB: "to fall into a light sleep" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to fall into a light sleep" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. sleep lightly or for a short period of time
(noun)
1. a light fitful sleep

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LIGHT (noun)
1. the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
2. having abundant light or illumination
LIGHT (adjective)
1. weak and likely to lose consciousness
2. marked by temperance in indulgence
LIGHT (verb)
1. fall to somebody by assignment or lot
2. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
LIGHT (adverb)
1. with few burdens
SLEEP (noun)
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
SLEEP (verb)
1. be asleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping

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