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Nap

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Noun

1. nap, sleep

a period of time spent sleeping

Example Sentences:
'he felt better after a little sleep'
'there wasn't time for a nap'

2. nap

a soft or fuzzy surface texture

3. nap, pile

the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

Example Sentences:
'for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction'

4. cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snooze

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

5. nap, napoleon

a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

Verb

6. catch a wink, catnap, nap

take a siesta

Example Sentences:
'She naps everyday after lunch for an hour'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Nap

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verbWord forms: naps, napping or napped (intransitive)
1. 
to sleep for a short while; doze
2. 
to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping)
noun
3. 
a short light sleep; doze
noun
1. 
a. 
the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth
b. 
the direction in which these fibres lie when smoothed down
2. 
any similar downy coating
3. Australian informal
blankets, bedding
verbWord forms: naps, napping or napped
4. (transitive)
to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment
noun
1. Also called: napoleon
a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes
2. 
a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks
3. horse racing
a tipster's choice for an almost certain winner
4.  go nap
5.  not to go nap on
6.  nap hand
verbWord forms: naps, napping or napped
7. (transitive) horse racing
to name (a horse) as likely to win a race

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Nap

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verb intransitiveWord forms: napped or ˈnapping
1. 
to doze or sleep lightly for a short time
2. 
to be careless or unprepared
noun
3. 
a brief, light sleep; doze
noun
1. 
the downy or hairy surface of cloth formed by short hairs or fibers, esp. when artificially raised by brushing, etc.; pile
2. 
any such downy surface, as that raised on the flesh side of leather
verb transitiveWord forms: napped or ˈnapping
3. 
to raise a nap on (fabric or leather), as by brushing
noun
napoleon (sense 1) napoleon (sense 2)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Nap

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n.
A brief sleep, often during the day.
intr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps
1. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.
2. To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble; be off guard: The civil unrest caught the police napping.
n.
A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.
tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps
To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps
To pour or put a sauce or gravy over (a cooked dish) in a thin, even layer: "a stuffed veal chop napped with an elegant Port sauce" (Jay Jacobs).
n.
1.
a. A trick-taking card game in which each player is dealt five cards and bids the number of tricks he or she intends to take, with the highest bidder deciding the trump.
b. The first bid of five tricks in this game, the maximum number in a hand. Also called napoleon.
2. See napoleon1.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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