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Asleep and unconscious

asleep

adjective

not awake

unconscious

adjective

in a condition similar to sleep in which you do not see, feel, or think, usually because you are injured

comatose

adjective

unconscious or in a coma

out

adverb, preposition

used for saying that someone is unconscious or is made unconscious

under

adverb, preposition

unconscious after being given a drug to prevent you from feeling pain

sound asleep

sleeping very well

fast asleep

sleeping in a way that makes it difficult to wake you

semiconscious

adjective

someone who is semiconscious is only partly conscious

out cold

completely unconscious

out for the count

unconscious, or sleeping and not likely to wake up

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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