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Drift off

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Verb
  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drift, off. intransitive
  2. 2
    change from a waking to a sleeping state wordnet
  3. 3
    To fall asleep slowly. idiomatic, intransitive

    "He went to sleep, lying there under a wing of his plane, and presently Bland himself drifted off into dreams."

  4. 4
    To lose concentration. idiomatic, intransitive

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