ALL meanings of nap
nap
N n - verb without object nap to sleep for a short time; doze. 1
- verb without object nap to be off one's guard: The question caught him napping. 1
- verb with object nap to raise a nap on. 1
- noun nap Napoleon ("Nap") 1875–1959, U.S. baseball player. 1
- noun nap sleep 1
- noun nap short fibres 1
- noun nap card game 1
- transitive verb nap pick a horse 1
- noun nap Sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day. 1
- countable noun nap If you have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day. 0
- verb nap If you nap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day. 0
- singular noun nap The nap of a carpet or of a cloth such as velvet is the top layer of short threads, which usually lie smoothly in one direction. 0
- verb nap to sleep for a short while; doze 0
- verb nap to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping) 0
- noun nap a short light sleep; doze 0
- noun nap the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth 0
- noun nap the direction in which these fibres lie when smoothed down 0
- noun nap any similar downy coating 0
- noun nap blankets, bedding 0
- verb nap to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment 0
- noun nap a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes 0
- noun nap a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks 0
- noun nap a tipster's choice for an almost certain winner 0
- verb nap to name (a horse) as likely to win a race 0
- intransitive verb nap to doze or sleep lightly for a short time 0
- intransitive verb nap to be careless or unprepared 0
- noun nap a brief, light sleep; doze 0
- noun nap the downy or hairy surface of cloth formed by short hairs or fibers, esp. when artificially raised by brushing, etc.; pile 0
- noun nap any such downy surface, as that raised on the flesh side of leather 0
- verb transitive nap to raise a nap on (fabric or leather), as by brushing 0
- noun nap napoleon (sense 1) napoleon (sense 2) 0