1) in a state of sleeping (asleep)

2) in a state of excitement (astir)

3) in a state of being desperate (desperation)

4) falling to pieces; in a state of disrepair (dilapidated)

5) to cause (a discussion, speech, flow of something etc) to be stopped or be in a state of disorder (disrupt)

6) in a state of inactivity but awaiting development or activity (dormant)

7) to be in a state of (social or political or personal) excitement or trouble; (to cause a substance) to change chemically through the action of organic bodies (especially yeast) that change glucose into alcohol, e.g. in beer, wine (ferment)

8) (of some animals) to pass the whole of the winter in a state like sleep (hibernate)

9) the property of matter by which it remains in a state of rest or, if it is in motion, continues in the same direction and in a straight line unless it is acted on by an external force (inertia)

10) in a state between two extremes; not (to be) decided (limbo)