shut-eye

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See also: shuteye

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shut +‎ eye

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shut-eye (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Sleep.
    Synonyms: forty winks, nap, snooze; see also Thesaurus:shut-eye
    • 2008, William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone, Preachers Showdown[1], Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 172:
      With the night so quiet and peaceful, though, there was nothing he could do except return to camp and try to get a little shut-eye himself.

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