NAP

Napoleon, nap

(noun) a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

nap, catnap, light sleep, short sleep, forty winks, snooze

(noun) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

pile, nap

(noun) 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”

nap

(noun) a soft or fuzzy surface texture

sleep, nap

(noun) a period of time spent sleeping; “he felt better after a little sleep”; “there wasn’t time for a nap”

nap, catnap, catch a wink

(verb) take a siesta; “She naps everyday after lunch for an hour”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Noun

NAP

Acronym of non-aggression principle.

Acronym of non-aggression pact.

Anagrams

• ANP, NPA, PAN, PNA, Pan, Pan., anp, pan, pan-

Etymology 1

Noun

nap (plural naps)

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

Synonyms: Thesaurus:shut-eye, Thesaurus:sleep

Verb

nap (third-person singular simple present naps, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)

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

Synonyms: snooze, doze

(figuratively) To be off one's guard.

Etymology 2

Noun

nap (countable and uncountable, plural naps)

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

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

Verb

nap (third-person singular simple present naps, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)

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

Etymology 3

From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France.

Noun

nap (plural naps)

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

(uncountable, card games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.

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

Etymology 4

Verb

nap (third-person singular simple present naps, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)

(obsolete) To grab; to nab.

Etymology 5

Verb

nap (third-person singular simple present naps, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)

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

Etymology 6

Noun

nap (plural naps)

(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.

Anagrams

• ANP, NPA, PAN, PNA, Pan, Pan., anp, pan, pan-

Source: Wiktionary

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Nap, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped; p. pr. & vb. n. Napping.] Etym: [OE. nappen, AS. hn&ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hnipa, to droop.]

1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. Chaucer.

2. To be in a careless, secure state. Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. Hudibras.

Nap, n.

Definition: A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. Cowper.

Nap, n. Etym: [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.

2. pl.

Definition: The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. Knight.

Nap, v. t.

Definition: To raise, or put, a nap on.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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