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to doss

to doss

9.2
To relax and do almost nothing
  • verb
  • /dɔs/
  • UK
translation icon : holgazanear
  • On Sundays, he likes to doss around the house and do nothing in particular.

Examples

  • I just want to doss around today.

  • After a busy week, they just wanted to doss in the park and enjoy the sunshine.

  • We decided to doss at home and watch TV all afternoon.

  • Tom loves to doss on weekends.

  • After a long week of work, I chose to doss on the couch and watch movies all weekend.

  • He decided to doss in the park, enjoying the sun and doing nothing important.

  • During the summer holidays, we would often doss at the beach, soaking up the sun without a care in the world.

Synonyms

to do nothing
vsto doss
888 1.5

Spend time without any activity

implies casual idling rather than absolute total inaction
to sit around
vsto doss
  • Informal
350 1.1

To spend time sitting and doing very little without a clear purpose

covers idling without emphasis on sitting or body position
to laze
vsto doss
7 4.3

To spend time relaxing and doing very little

involves casual idling that can be less restful and more careless
to lounge around
vsto doss
  • Informal
5 3.8

To relax and do very little

can be lazier and less about comfort, more casual idling
to bum around
vsto doss
  • Informal
3 7.9

Spend time doing very little or nothing

spend time relaxing in place rather than aimless movement
to loll around
vsto doss
  • Informal
1 4.4

To spend time doing very little and relaxing

is about idle time but may not imply a relaxed body posture
to lounge about
vsto doss
  • UK
1 3.4

To spend time lazily doing little or nothing

is similar but may stress general idleness over comfortable rest

Antonyms

hard work
355 1.6

A lot of steady effort to achieve something difficult

productive
293 3.5

Able to do a lot and get useful results

Phrasal Verbs

to doss down
  • UK
9.5

To sleep somewhere that is not your usual bed, often in an uncomfortable place

How Idle

to loaf
7 6.2
to doss
  • UK
9.2
to laze
7 4.3
to relax
∞ 1.0
to rest
816 1.0

Surface Forms

doss infinitive
dossed past
dossed past participle
dossing present participle
dosses third person singular

Etymology

Doss also means to spend time doing very little, and you can remember it by thinking of doze ('to sleep') or quiet rest. So to doss around is to relax or be lazy for a while, rather than working.