snooze snooze /ˈsnuːz/

noun

1. Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)  ( catnap , forty winks [Informal] , light sleep , nap , short sleep , snooze )
   sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
   

verb

1. Sleep lightly or for a short period of time  ( snooze , drowse , doze )
   sleep lightly or for a short period of time
     After a tiring day, she dozed off on the couch.
   After a tiring day, she dozed off on the couch.