nap
1 of 6verb (1)
intransitive verb
nap
2 of 6noun (1)
nap
3 of 6noun (2)
nap
4 of 6verb (2)
transitive verb
nap
5 of 6noun (3)
nap
6 of 6verb (3)
transitive verb
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- catnap
- doze
- drowse
- kip [British]
- slumber
- snooze
Noun (1)
- catnap
- doze
- drowse
- forty winks
- kip [chiefly British]
- siesta
- snooze
- wink
Noun (2)
- down
- floss
- fluff
- fur
- fuzz
- lint
- pile
Word History
Verb (1)
Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian; akin to Old High German hnaffezen to doze
Noun (2)
Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch, flock of wool, nap
Noun (3)
from to go nap (to make all the points in the card game Napoleon)
Verb (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
1608, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1895, in the meaning defined above
Verb (3)
1927, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
nap 1 of 3
noun
nap
2 of 3verb
nap
3 of 3noun
napping 1 of 3
adjective
Synonyms & Similar Words
- sleeping
- asleep
- resting
- dozing
- slumbering
- dormant
- at rest
- nodding
- dreaming
- drowsy
- sleepy
- somnolent
- comatose
- reposing
- slumberous
- slumbrous
- sleepwalking
- hypnotized
- semiconscious
- mesmerized
- somnambulant
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- awake
- wakeful
- sleepless
- aware
- conscious
- sleepless
- wide-awake
- awakened
- wakened
- revived
- up
- roused
- aroused
- astir
- reawakened
napping
2 of 3noun
Synonyms & Similar Words
- sleep
- bed
- resting
- slumbering
- slumber
- nap
- rest
- snoozing
- dozing
- catnapping
- shut-eye
- catnap
- dreaming
- siesta
- doze
- repose
- snooze
- drowse
- zs
- oversleeping
- z's
- forty winks
- wink
- rapid eye movement
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- wake
- consciousness
- wakefulness
- insomnia
- sleeplessness
napping
3 of 3verb
Synonyms & Similar Words
- resting
- snoozing
- dozing
- relaxing
- slumbering
- drowsing
- catnapping
- lying
- kipping
- laying
- reposing
- roosting
- lulling
- couching
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rising
- awakening
- rousing
- awaking
- arising
- waking (up)
- uprising
- arousing
- getting up
- wakening
Synonyms & Similar Words
- sleeping
- resting
- snoozing
- dozing
- catnapping
- slumbering
- dropping off
- dreaming
- oversleeping
- hibernating
- nodding off
- sleeping in
- drowsing (off)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- waking
- rising
- arising
- awaking
- arousing