napnæp(v.; n.)napped, nap•ping

1. (v.i.)to sleep for a short time; doze.

2. to be off one's guard:

   The question caught him napping.

3. (v.t.)to sleep or doze through:

   I napped the afternoon away.

4. (n.)a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime.

Origin of nap:

bef. 900; ME; OE hnappian to sleep; c. MHG napfen

nap′per

napnæp(n.; v.)napped, nap•ping.

1. (n.)the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth.

2. (v.t.)to raise a nap on.

Origin of nap:

1400–50; late ME noppe, OE -hnoppa, c. MD, MLG noppe; akin to OE hnoppian to pluck

nap′less(adj.)

-nap

1. a combining form extracted from kidnap , with the general sense “abduct or steal in order to collect a ransom”:

   artnap; petnap; starnap.

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