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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a period of time spent sleeping;
- Example: "he felt better after a little sleep"
- Example: "there wasn't time for a nap"
[syn: sleep, nap]

2. a soft or fuzzy surface texture;

3. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave;
- Example: "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction"
[syn: pile, nap]

4. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed);
[syn: nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze]

5. a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes;
[syn: Napoleon, nap]


VERB (1)

1. take a siesta;
- Example: "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
[syn: nap, catnap, catch a wink]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nap \Nap\, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nap \Nap\, n. [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.] 1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nap \Nap\, v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nap \Nap\, n. Same as Napoleon, 1, below. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nap \Nap\ (n[a^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped (n[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Napping (n[a^]p"p[i^]ng).] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[imac]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping. --Wyclif. [1913 Webster +PJC] I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nap n 1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: sleep, nap] 2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture 3: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" [syn: pile, nap] 4: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) [syn: nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze] 5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn: Napoleon, nap] v 1: take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: nap, catnap, catch a wink]