doss down
doss down · dosses down · dossed down · dossing down
To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spareTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
» After the bailiff repossessed Tom's house, he was forced to doss down at a homeless shelter.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, slang)To sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.
After the party, John let me doss down on the living-room floor.
(slang)To sleep.
sleep in a convenient place
Examples
1 sentencesAfter the bailiff repossessed Tom's house, he was forced to doss down at a homeless shelter.
Forms
dosses down, dossing down, dossed down, dossed down| Base form | doss down · to doss down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | dosses down |
| Present participle | dossing down |
| Past simple | dossed down |
| Past participle | dossed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb