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Definitions for Nap

[1] to sleep for a short time; doze.
[2] to be off one's guard: The question caught him napping.
[3] 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.
[4] a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime: Has the baby had her nap?
[5] the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, drawn up in napping.
[6] any downy coating, as on plants.
[7] to raise a nap on.
[8] napoleon(defs 2, 3) .
[9] a combining form extracted from kidnap, with the general sense “abduct or steal in order to collect a ransom”: artnap; petnap; starnap.
[10] Napoleon Nap , 1875–1959, U.S. baseball player.
[11] to sleep for a short while; doze
[12] to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping )
[13] a short light sleep; doze
[14] the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth the direction in which these fibres lie when smoothed down
[15] any similar downy coating
[16] Australian informal blankets, bedding
[17] (tr) to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment
[18] Also called: napoleon a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes
[19] a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks
[20] horse racing a tipster's choice for an almost certain winner
[21] go nap to undertake to win all five tricks at nap to risk everything on one chance
[22] not to go nap on Australian slang to hold in disfavour
[23] nap hand a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken
[24] (tr) horse racing to name (a horse) as likely to win a race

Words related to Nap

intermission, pause, nod, catnap, spot, rest, interlude, break, doze, respite, shuteye, siesta, snooze, wale, fiber, grit, feel, warp, roughness, down

Words nearby Nap

nanua, nanus, naoise, naomi, naos, nap, napa, napaeae, napalm, napata, nape

Origin of Nap

3shortened form

Other words from Nap

nap·less , adjective
nap·less·ness , noun

Word origin for Nap

C19: short for napoleon , the original name of the card game

Synonyms for Nap

break, catnap, doze, interlude, intermission, nod, pause, respite, rest, shuteye, siesta, snooze, spot, few z's, forty winks, microsleep