sleep out
Sleep somewhere that isn't your normal bed — often outside.
Meanings
To sleep outdoors or in the open air.
"The kids wanted to sleep out in the garden on the last warm night of summer."
To sleep away from one's home or usual accommodation.
"The nanny slept out — she went back to her own flat every evening."
To participate in a sponsored outdoor sleeping event, typically to raise money for homelessness charities.
"Hundreds of volunteers slept out in the city centre to raise funds for the homeless shelter."
Can refer to sleeping outdoors (e.g. camping or rough sleeping) or simply to sleeping away from one's usual home. In some British contexts it can also mean a live-in worker who sleeps off the premises. Also used in the context of charity events where participants sleep outside to raise awareness for homelessness.
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