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Definitions for Napping

[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] to sleep for a short while; doze
[9] to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping )
[10] a short light sleep; doze
[11] the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth the direction in which these fibres lie when smoothed down
[12] any similar downy coating
[13] Australian informal blankets, bedding
[14] (tr) to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment
[15] Also called: napoleon a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes
[16] a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks
[17] horse racing a tipster's choice for an almost certain winner
[18] go nap to undertake to win all five tricks at nap to risk everything on one chance
[19] not to go nap on Australian slang to hold in disfavour
[20] nap hand a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken
[21] (tr) horse racing to name (a horse) as likely to win a race

Words related to Napping

naprelax, nod, catnap, rest, doze, sleep, snooze, rack, drowse

Words nearby Napping

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

Origin of Napping

21400–50; late Middle English noppe, Old English -hnoppa (as in wullknoppa, mistake for *wullhnoppa tuft of wool), cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe; akin to Old English hnoppian to pluck

Other words from Napping

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

Word origin for Napping

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

Synonyms for Napping

catnap, doze, drowse, nod, rack, relax, rest, sleep, snooze, catch forty winks, drop off, get some shut-eye, grab some z's, nod off, take a siesta, take a snooze