Nap

Quick meaning: Nap is a verb meaning To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

Meaning

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) To be off one's guard.
2. A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
3. A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
4. The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
5. To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
6. (British) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
7. (uncountable, card games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.

Example Sentences

I took thee napping, unprepared.

The regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse.

If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.

I tell thee, Jack Cade the clothier means to dress the commonwealth, and turn it, and set a new nap upon it.

Word Forms

• naps
• napping
• napped

Synonyms for nap

Depending on context, synonyms include snooze, doze, kip, cark, doss, rest.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include catnap, snooze, sleep, doze, siesta, slumber.

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