snooze

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: nap catnap cat sleep forty winks short sleep drowse doze

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)Synonyms: nap catnap cat sleep forty winks short sleep

Verb (1)

sleep lightly or for a short period of timeSynonyms: drowse doze

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Snooze \Snooze\ (sn[=oo]z), n. [Scot. snooze to sleep; cf. Dan. & Sw. snus snuff.] A short sleep; a nap. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Snooze \Snooze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Snoozed; p. pr. & vb. n. Snoozing.] To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]