Definitions for nap
næpnap

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sleep, napnoun

   a period of time spent sleeping

   "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"

2. napnoun

   a soft or fuzzy surface texture

3. pile, napnoun

   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. nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snoozenoun

   sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

5. Napoleon, napverb

   a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

6. nap, catnap, catch a winkverb

   take a siesta

   "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Napverb

   To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping. Wyclif.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NAPnoun

   Etymology: hnœppan , Saxon, to sleep.

   1. Slumber; a short sleep.

   Mopsa sat swallowing of sleep with open mouth making such a noise, as no body could lay the stealing of a nap to her charge. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Let your bounty
   Take a nap, and I will awake it anon. William Shakespeare.

   The sun had long since in the lap
   Of Thetis, taken out his nap. Hudibras, p. ii.

   So long as I’m at the forge you are still taking your nap. Roger L'Estrange, Fab.

   2. [ Hnoppa , Saxon.]Down; villous substance.

   Amongst those leaves she made a butterfly
   With excellent device and wondrous flight;
   The velvet nap, which on his wings doth lie,
   The silken down, with which his back is dight. Edmund Spenser.

   Jack Cade the clothier, means to dress the Commonwealth, and set a new nap upon it. William Shakespeare.

   Plants, though they have no prickles, have a kind of downy or velvet rind upon their leaves; which down or nap cometh of a subtil spirit, in a soft or fat substance. Francis Bacon.

   Ah! where must needy poet seek for aid
   When dust and rain at once his coat invade;
   His only coat! where dust confus’d with rain
   Roughens the nap, and leaves a mingled stain. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nap

   A nap is a short period of sleep, typically taken during daytime hours as an adjunct to the usual nocturnal sleep period. Naps are most often taken as a response to drowsiness during waking hours. A nap is a form of biphasic or polyphasic sleep, where the latter terms also include longer periods of sleep in addition to one single period. For years, scientists have been investigating the benefits of napping, including the 30-minute nap as well as sleep durations of 1–2 hours. Performance across a wide range of cognitive processes has been tested.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nap

   A nap is a short period of sleep, typically taken during daytime hours as an supplement to the usual night time sleep. It is generally used as a way to rest and recharge, often taken when one feels tired or fatigued. The duration of naps can vary widely, from a few minutes to a few hours.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Napverb

   to have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze

2. Napverb

   to be in a careless, secure state

3. Napnoun

   a short sleep; a doze; a siesta

4. Napnoun

   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

5. Napnoun

   the loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet

6. Napverb

   to raise, or put, a nap on

7. Etymology: [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nap

   nap, n. a short sleep.—v.i. to take a short sleep: to feel drowsy and secure:—pr.p. nap′ping; pa.p. napped.—Catch napping, to come upon unprepared. [A.S. hnappian; cf. Ger. nicken, to nod.]

2. Nap

   nap, n. the woolly substance on the surface of cloth: the downy covering of plants.—v.t. to raise a nap on.—ns. Nap′-mē′ter, a machine for testing the wearing strength of cloth; Nap′piness.—adj. Nap′py. [M. E. noppe: the same as knop.]

3. Nap

   nap, n. a game of cards—Napoleon (q.v.).

4. Nap

   nap, v.t. to seize, to take hold of, steal.

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1. NAP

   What does NAP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NAP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nap

   A game of cards, originally named after Napoleon I.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NAP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nap is ranked #111426 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Nap surname appeared 158 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nap.
   
   89.8% or 142 total occurrences were White.
   8.2% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Texture
   • Time Period
   • Yarn

Anagrams for nap »

1. pan

How to pronounce nap?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say nap in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nap in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of nap in a Sentence

1. Han Yue:

   It's really meeting a rigid demand as many professionals have a difficult time finding a nice private place to nap.

2. Kateryna Like:

   On New Year’s Eve, I tried to take a nap, but I woke to the sound of explosions, and they went on through the night. The sirens were on for much of the night, until 4:30 a.m..

3. Thomas Duconseille:

   I enjoy walking in the mountains with the rest of the group, and I’m also a runner, so I like going for a run at the 1.2-mile-long airstrip. But usually, on Sunday, I’ll read, take a nap, and prepare for the week ahead.

4. Courtney Stodden:

   [ Teigen ] wouldn't just publicly tweet about wanting me to take' a dirt nap' but would privately DM me and tell me to kill myself, things like,' I can't wait for you to die.'.

5. Ben Shapiro:

   If they are so pathetic that they can't be bothered to show up and discuss my fact-based perspectives with me, they don't belong at a major university, perhaps they ought to try pre-school rather than college, where they can feel safe and enjoy nap time, too.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nap
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nap
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nap
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nap
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nap
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=nap
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html