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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
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
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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