slept

verb

1. 1

   To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

   “You should sleep 8 hours a day.”

2. 2

   (of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

3. 3

   To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

4. 4

   To accommodate in beds.

   “This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.”

5. 5

   To be slumbering in (a state).

   “to sleep a dreamless sleep”

6. 6

   To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.

7. 7

   To be dead; to lie in the grave.

8. 8

   To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

   “a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps”

9. 9

   To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

   “After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.”

10. 10

    To place into a state of hibernation.