<p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>To sleep lightly or fitfully.</li><li>To fall into a light sleep unintentionally (often followed by off): He dozed off during the sermon.</li><li>To sleep for a short time; nap.</li><li>To be dull or half asleep.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>To pass or spend (time) in drowsiness (often followed by away): He dozed away the afternoon.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A light or fitful sleep; nap.<ul><li>Synonyms: forty winks, catnap, siesta, snooze.</li></ul></li></ul>