nap

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To have a nap

   To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

2. 2

   To be off one's guard.

   • The regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse.
   • I took thee napping, unprepared.
3. 3

   A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

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   1. 4

      A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.

      • I tell thee, Jack Cade the clothier means to dress the commonwealth, and turn it, and set a new nap upon it.
      • On his long, gaunt body, he carried no spare flesh, no superfluous beard, his chin having a soft, economical nap to it, like the worn nap of his broad-brimmed hat.
      • There were low bookshelves, there was a thick pinkish Chinese rug in which a gopher could have spent a week without showing his nose above the nap.
   2. 5

      The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.

      • If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
   3. 6

      To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).

   4. 7

      A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.

   5. 8

      A card game in which players take tricks

      A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.

   6. 9

      A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.

   7. 10

      To grab

      To grab; to nab.

   8. 11

      To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)

      • Vanilla ice cream topped with a poached or canned pear half, napped with chocolate sauce, and garnished with toasted sliced almonds.
   9. 12

      A cup, bowl.

   10. 13

       Acronym of non-aggression principle.

   11. 14

       Acronym of non-aggression pact.

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