Nap

Definition of nap:

part of speech: noun

A short sleep.

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

To take a short sleep.

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:

• 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.