a. & adv. [ Pref. a- + sleep. ] 1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant. [ 1913 Webster ] Fast asleep the giant lay supine. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. In the sleep of the grave; dead. [ 1913 Webster ] Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1 Thess. iv. 13. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Numbed, and, usually, tingling. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ] Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as we call it, asleep. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] |