asleep

  1. Adjective.  In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
  2. Adjective.  (slang) Inattentive.
  3. Adjective.  (context, of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
  4. Adjective.  (euphemistic) dead.

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