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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nap1 /næp/USA pronunciation v., napped, nap•ping, n. v. [no object] - to sleep for a short time;
doze. - to be off one's guard:The question caught him napping.
n. [countable] - a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime.
nap•per, n. [countable]nap2 /næp/USA pronunciation n., v., napped, nap•ping. n. [countable] - the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth.
v. [~ + object] - to raise a nap on.
napped, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nap1 (nap),USA pronunciation v., napped, nap•ping, n. v.i. - to sleep for a short time;
doze. - to be off one's guard:The question caught him napping.
v.t. - to sleep or doze through (a period of time, an activity, etc.) (usually fol. by away):I napped the afternoon away. He naps away most of his classes.
n. - a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime:Has the baby had her nap?
- bef. 900; Middle English nappen (verb, verbal), nap (noun, nominal), Old English hnappian to sleep; cognate with Middle High German napfen
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nod, rest, catnap.
nap2 (nap),USA pronunciation n., v., napped, nap•ping. n. - the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, drawn up in napping.
- Botanyany downy coating, as on plants.
v.t. - to raise a nap on.
- 1400–50; late Middle English noppe, Old English -hnoppa (as in wullknoppa, mistake for *wullhnoppa tuft of wool), cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe; akin to Old English hnoppian to pluck
- Games, Currencynapoleon (defs. 2, 3).
-nap, - a combining form extracted from kidnap, with the general sense "abduct or steal in order to collect a ransom'':artnap;petnap;starnap.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nap /næp/ vb (naps, napping, napped)(intransitive)- to sleep for a short while; doze
- to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping)
n - a short light sleep; doze
Etymology: Old English hnappian; related to Middle High German napfen nap /næp/ n - the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth
- any similar downy coating
- Austral informal blankets, bedding
vb (naps, napping, napped)- (transitive) to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment
Etymology: 15th Century: probably from Middle Dutch noppe; related to Old English hnoppian to pluck nap /næp/ n
Also called: napoleon a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes- a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks
- a tipster's choice for an almost certain winner
- nap hand ⇒ a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken
vb (naps, napping, napped)- (transitive) to name (a horse) as likely to win a race
Etymology: 19th Century: short for napoleon, the original name of the card game |