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1. (v.i.) nap
to sleep for a short time; doze.
2. nap
to be off one's guard:
The question caught him napping.
3. (v.t.) nap
to sleep or doze through:
I napped the afternoon away.
4. (n.) nap
a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime.
5. (n.) nap
the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth.
6. (v.t.) nap
to raise a nap on.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME noppe, OE -hnoppa, c. MD, MLG noppe; akin to OE hnoppian to pluck)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) sleep, nap
a period of time spent sleeping
"he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"
2. (noun) nap
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
3. (noun) pile, nap
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
"for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
4. (noun) nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
5. (verb) Napoleon, nap
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
6. (verb) nap, catnap, catch a wink
take a siesta
"She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
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1. (noun) nap
a short period of sleep
I take a nap after lunch.; The baby is napping.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) nap
a short sleep; a doze; a siesta
2. (noun) nap
woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth
3. (noun) nap
the loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet
4. (verb) nap
to have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze
5. (verb) nap
to be in a careless, secure state
6. (verb) nap
to raise, or put, a nap on
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Sense: a short sleep
She always has a nap after lunch.
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 Afrikaans: slapie, dutjie |
 Arabic: غَفْوَه |
 Bulgarian: дрямка |
 Brazilian: soneca |
 Czech: zdřímnutí, šlofík |
 German: das Nickerchen |
 Danish: lur |
 Greek: υπνάκος |
 Spanish: siesta |
 Estonian: uinak |
 Farsi: چرت زدن |
 Finnish: nokkaunet |
 French: (petit) somme |
 Hebrew: תְנוּמָה |
 Hindi: झपकी, मखमल के महीन धागे |
 Croatian: drijemanje |
 Hungarian: szundikálás |
 Indonesian: tidur sebentar |
 Icelandic: blundur |
 Italian: sonnellino, pisolino |
 Japanese: うたたね |
 Korean: 선잠, 낮잠 |
 Lithuanian: pogulis, prisnūdimas |
 Latvian: snauda |
 Malay: tidur sekejap |
 Dutch: dutje |
 Norwegian: lur, høneblund |
 Polish: drzemka |
 Persian: چرت زدن |
 Pashto: چرت وهل |
 Portuguese: soneca |
 Romanian: pui de somn |
 Russian: короткий сон |
 Slovak: zdriemnutie |
 Slovenian: dremež |
 Serbian: dremka |
 Swedish: tupplur |
 Thai: งีบ |
 Turkish: şekerleme |
 Taiwanese: (白天)小睡，打盹 |
 Ukrainian: дрімота; короткий сон |
 Urdu: قيلولہ |
 Vietnamese: giấc ngủ ngắn |
 Chinese: （白天）小睡，打盹 |
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