Nap
Definition of nap:
part of speech: noun
part of speech: verb
To take a short sleep: to feel drowsy and secure:- pr. p. napping; pa. p. napped'.
part of speech: noun
A short sleep; woolly fibres on the surface of cloth.
part of speech: noun
The woolly substance on the surface of cloth: the downy covering of plants.
part of speech: participle
Napping.
part of speech: verb
part of speech: noun
A short slumber; doze; the woolly substance on the surface of cloth; etc.; pile.
part of speech: participle
Napped.
part of speech: verb
To doze.
part of speech: adjective
NAPPY.
Usage examples for nap:
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He in general slept seven hours out of the twenty- four, besides taking a short nap in the afternoon.
"The Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte", Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton. -
Phoebe found him there at four when she came in for her nap
"What's-His-Name", George Barr McCutcheon. -
Strangely enough, Herbert, who was usually so good a sleeper, after a short nap woke up.
"Do and Dare A Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune", Horatio Alger, Jr.. -
I was roused from my first nap by a terrible fall against my door.
"Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)", John Lloyd Stephens.