snooze Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
    cat sleep; catnap; nap; short sleep; forty winks.
  2. verb sleep lightly or for a short period of time
    doze; drowse.

WordNet

Snooze noun
Etymology
Scot. snooze to sleep; cf. Dan. & Sw. snus snuff.
Definitions
  1. A short sleep; a nap. Colloq.
Snooze intransitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Snoozed ; present participle & verbal noun Snoozing
Definitions
  1. To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber. Colloq.

Webster 1913