nap

Plural: naps

Noun

• a period of time spent sleeping
  • "there wasn't time for a nap"
• a soft or fuzzy surface texture
• the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
• a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
• A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
• 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.
• A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
• A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
• A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
• A cup, bowl.

Verb

Verb Forms: napped, napping, naps

• To sleep briefly, especially during the day.
• take a siesta
  • "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
• To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
• To be off one's guard.
• To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
• To grab; to nab.
• To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)

Examples

• He threatened to nap if his Words With Friends opponent took any longer.
• If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
• The regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse.

Synonyms

cat sleep, catch a wink, catnap, forty winks, Napoleon, pile, short sleep, sleep, snooze, bed booger(s), cark, crusty, doss, doze, eye bogie(s), eye booger(s), eye crust, eye goop, eye gunk, eye sand, eye snot, gound, kip, rest, shut-eye, sleeper, sleepies, sleepy, sleepy booger(s), sleepy dust, sleepy sand

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