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to log Z's

to log Z's

9.7
To sleep, often for a short time
  • phrasal verb
  • Slang
translation icon : dormir
  • She was so tired last night that she started logging Z's on the couch.

Examples

  • He went upstairs early to log Z's before his big meeting.

  • After a long day, he just wants to log Z's.

  • After a long flight, I just wanted to log Z's for a few hours.

  • I love to log Z's on weekends.

  • After a long flight, I just wanted to log Z's for a few hours.

  • He went upstairs early to log Z's before his big meeting.

  • She was so tired last night that she started logging Z's on the couch.

Synonyms

to sleep
vsto log Z's
∞ 1.0

To rest with eyes closed and not be awake

is an informal idiom for that ordinary nightly resting state
to slumber
vsto log Z's
15 3.8

To sleep lightly or peacefully

is the plain expression without the peaceful nuance
to catch some Z's
vsto log Z's
  • Informal
2 7.9

To sleep to get some rest

is the idiomatic informal way to name that simple rest
to zonk out
vsto log Z's
  • Informal
2 8.3

To fall asleep or pass out very quickly because you are very tired

is the general term not stressing quick or exhausted onset
to kip
vsto log Z's
  • UK
8.1

To sleep for a short time, often on a sofa

is the general term covering all types of rest, not only short naps

Antonyms

to wake up
∞ 1.0

To stop sleeping or make someone else stop sleeping

How Asleep

to hibernate
19 4.6
to log Z's
  • Slang
9.7
to slumber
15 3.8
nap
371 1.0
to doze
43 2.3

Surface Forms

log Z's infinitive
logged Z's past
logged Z's past participle
logging Z's present participle
logs Z's third person singular

Morphology

log + Z's

The meaning 'to be asleep' cannot be derived from the literal constituents: 'log' (a piece of wood or to record) gives no clue to sleeping, and 'Z's' as the letter is only indirectly used to represent snoring in comics—a cultural/onomatopoeic convention not predictable from knowing the letters. This slang/idiomatic variant (related to 'catch some Z's') is language-specific and unpredictable for an average B1 learner, so prior exposure is needed.

Etymology

Log Z's may come from two simple sleep images put together: 'sleeping like a log' and the cartoon letters Z's that show someone snoring. So it means 'to sleep'.