napnoun
uk/næp/us/næp/nap noun (SLEEP)
C1 [ C ] a short sleep, especially during the day:
Grandpa usually has/takes a nap after lunch.
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Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
- beauty
- bed
- bunk
- bye-byes
- catnap
- conk
- delayed sleep phase pattern
- disco nap
- hit
- kip
- sleep over
- sleeper
- sleepyhead
- slept
- sound
- soundly
- tuck
- tuck sb in
- turn
- turn in
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nap noun (CLOTH)
[ S ] the surface of a piece of cloth such as velvet, consisting of short threads that have been brushed in one direction
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Textiles: general words
- baize
- bias
- bolt
- brocade
- cloth
- cutpiece
- denier 1
- drapery
- filament
- gauze
- padding
- pile
- pill
- strand
- swatch
- textile
- the weft
- upholstery
- wadding
- yarn
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Surfaces of objects
napverb [ I ]
uk/næp/us/næp/-pp-to sleep for a short time, especially during the day:
He likes to nap for an hour when he gets home from work.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal physiology: sleep & sleeping
- beauty
- bed
- bunk
- bye-byes
- catnap
- conk
- delayed sleep phase pattern
- disco nap
- hit
- kip
- sleep over
- sleeper
- sleepyhead
- slept
- sound
- soundly
- tuck
- tuck sb in
- turn
- turn in
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