Nap /(năp)/
Nap
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Napped; p. pr. & vb. n. Napping
- To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
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To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping.
I took thee napping, unprepared.
Nap
n.
- A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
Nap
n.
- 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.
- The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
Nap
v. t.
- To raise, or put, a nap on.
Nap
n.
- Same as Napoleon, 1, below.