catnap

[ kat-nap ]

/ ˈkætˌnæp /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR catnap ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a short, light nap or doze.

verb (used without object), cat·napped, cat·nap·ping.

to doze or sleep lightly.

Origin of catnap

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; cat + nap¹

Words nearby catnap

catlike, Catlin, catling, cat litter, catmint, catnap, catnapper, catnip, Cato, Catoctin Mountain Park, Catoctin Mountains

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for catnap

Dr. Grenfell went to his room to snatch a catnap before the start.
Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo
He fought bravely against his seasickness and took the key for a time while Jack stole a catnap.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner|Wilbur Lawton
Sometimes when I get here a little early I take a catnap myself.
The Six Fingers of Time|Raphael Aloysius Lafferty
There was no yawning and stretching and closing one eye for a catnap about that awakening.
In Pastures Green|Peter McArthur

British Dictionary definitions for catnap

catnap

/ (ˈkætˌnæp) /

noun

a short sleep or doze

verb -naps, -napping or -napped

(intr) to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	catnap
释义	catnap [ kat-nap ] / ˈkætˌnæp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR catnap ON THESAURUS.COM noun a short, light nap or doze. verb (used without object), cat·napped, cat·nap·ping. to doze or sleep lightly. Origin of catnap An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; cat + nap¹ Words nearby catnap catlike, Catlin, catling, cat litter, catmint, catnap, catnapper, catnip, Cato, Catoctin Mountain Park, Catoctin Mountains Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catnap Dr. Grenfell went to his room to snatch a catnap before the start. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North\|Fullerton Waldo He fought bravely against his seasickness and took the key for a time while Jack stole a catnap. The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner\|Wilbur Lawton Sometimes when I get here a little early I take a catnap myself. The Six Fingers of Time\|Raphael Aloysius Lafferty There was no yawning and stretching and closing one eye for a catnap about that awakening. In Pastures Green\|Peter McArthur British Dictionary definitions for catnap catnap / (ˈkætˌnæp) / noun a short sleep or doze verb -naps, -napping or -napped (intr) to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to catnap snooze, doze, sleep, siesta, forty winks
随便看	powhiri powwow powys pox poxviridae poxvirus poxy poyang poyang lake poyntell poynting-robertson effect poynting theorem poza rica de hidalgo poznań pozsony pozzolana pozzolanic pozzuolana pozzuoli pozzy poços de caldas p & p pp pparc ppb

catnap

noun

verb (used without object), cat·napped, cat·nap·ping.

Origin of catnap

Words nearby catnap

Example sentences from the Web for catnap

British Dictionary definitions for catnap

noun

verb -naps, -napping or -napped

Words related to catnap