In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

In the sleep of the grave; dead.

in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"

"Asleep" is a song by The Smiths. It features on the compilation albums The World Won't Listen and Louder Than Bombs, and originally appeared as the B-side to The Boy With The Thorn In His Side. The song, one of the band's bleakest, features mostly piano; the melody was something Johnny Marr had been toying around with for years, originally composed (in simpler form) as a coda to Suffer Little Children.

Asleep （白河夜船) is a novel written by Japanese author Banana Yoshimoto (吉本ばなな）in 1989 and translated into English in 2000 (book was released in 2001http://www.amazon.com/Asleep-Banana-Yoshimoto/dp/0802138209/sr=1-3/qid=1163661977/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/102-4671539-7196957?ie=UTF8&s=books Product details from Amazon.com, retrieved on November 16, 2006.) by Michael Emmerich.

Numbed, and, usually, tingling.

lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold"