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nap
1[ nap ]
verb (used without object)
- to sleep for a short time; doze.
- to be off one's guard:
The question caught him napping.
verb (used with object)
- to sleep or doze through (a period of time, an activity, etc.) (usually followed by away ):
I napped the afternoon away. He naps away most of his classes.
noun
- a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
Has the baby had her nap?
nap
2[ nap ]
noun
- the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, drawn up in napping.
- any downy coating, as on plants.
verb (used with object)
- to raise a nap on.
nap
3[ nap ]
noun
-nap
4- a combining form extracted from kidnap, with the general sense “abduct or steal in order to collect a ransom”:
artnap; petnap; starnap.
nap
1/ næp /
noun
- Also callednapoleon a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes
- a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks
- horse racing a tipster's choice for an almost certain winner
- go nap
- to undertake to win all five tricks at nap
- to risk everything on one chance
- not to go nap on slang.to hold in disfavour
- nap handa position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken
verb
- tr horse racing to name (a horse) as likely to win a race
nap
2/ næp /
noun
- the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth
- the direction in which these fibres lie when smoothed down
- any similar downy coating
- informal.blankets, bedding
verb
- tr to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment
nap
3/ næp /
verb
- to sleep for a short while; doze
- to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping )
noun
- a short light sleep; doze
Other Words From
- napless adjective
- napless·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of nap1
Origin of nap2
Word History and Origins
Origin of nap1
Origin of nap2
Origin of nap3
Example Sentences
You would drink it, then “take a little nap and after that you feel wonderful,” according to a press agent.
Perhaps he had been feeding off the relative youth of Paul, who appeared in need of a long nap by this point.
Researchers have found that a long nap — of two hours or more — can significantly improve alertness for up to 24 hours.
Nap Smarter So how do you make the most of your precious nap-time minutes?
A “caffeine nap,” or a quick cup of something caffeinated followed by a nap, outperforms both a nap or caffeine independently.
He ate as many as he wanted and then, as he always felt sleepy after he had eaten, he thought he would lie down and have a nap.
Then came dinner and a nap under the trees until the late afternoon, when work began again.
However, when the church-bells began, she was turning round in her warm bed for another nap.
When it was time for him to have a nap, and mamma went to call him, she noticed that a great many of the dandelions were gone.
He found his judge awakening from a nap before his library fire and dusting the crumbs from his beard.
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