doss

[dɒs]

doss Definition

• 1. a place to sleep, especially a cheap or improvised one
• 2. to sleep in such a place

Using doss: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "doss" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  He dossed down on the sofa for the night.

• Example

  We found a doss under the bridge.

• Example

  I'm going to doss at my friend's house tonight.

doss Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for doss

• shelter
• lodging
• accommodation
• bunk
• cot

Phrases with doss

• on the doss

  living as a vagrant or beggar

  Example

  After losing his job, he was forced to live on the doss.

• give someone the doss

  to dismiss or reject someone

  Example

  The manager gave him the doss when he asked for a raise.

• doss house

  a cheap lodging house or hostel

  Example

  He spent the night in a doss house after missing the last train home.

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Summary: doss in Brief

'Doss' [dɒs] refers to a place to sleep, usually a cheap or improvised one. It can also mean to sleep in such a place. Examples include 'He dossed down on the sofa for the night.' and 'We found a doss under the bridge.' 'Doss' has phrases like 'on the doss,' meaning living as a vagrant, and 'give someone the doss,' meaning to dismiss or reject someone.