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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
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