English Explanatory Dictionary

nap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
  2. To be off one's guard.
noun
  1. A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
noun
  1. A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
  2. The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
verb
  1. To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
noun
  1. A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
  2. A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
  3. A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
verb
  1. To grab; to nab.
verb
  1. To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)
noun
  1. A cup, bowl.
noun
  1. Acronym of non-aggression principle.
  2. Acronym of non-aggression pact.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

nap naps napping napped knap

Etymology

From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (whence Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) whence German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).

Synonyms

snooze doze kip cark doss rest sleep shut-eye bed booger(s) crusty eye booger(s) eye bogie(s) eye crust eye goop eye gunk eye sand eye snot gound sleeper sleepies sleepy sleepy booger(s) sleepy dust sleepy sand

Derived words

catch napping nap-at-noon overnap tap or nap napless catnap contact nap dirt nap disco nap have a nap micronap nanna nap Napgate nappish nappuccino naptime power nap take a dirt nap take a nap nap dress nappy nap-of-the-earth Napster go nap nap hand dognap kidnap nap it nap the regulars teen-nap
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