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Definition nap

Etymology 1

From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-Germanic *hnapp?n? (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (> Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) > German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).

Noun

nap (plural naps)

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

Verb

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

1. To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
2. (figuratively) To be off one's guard.

Etymology 2

From Middle English nappe, from Middle Dutch

Noun

nap (countable and uncountable, plural naps)

1. A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
2. 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)

1. 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)

1. (Britain) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
2. (uncountable, card games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
3. A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.

Etymology 4

Possibly of North Germanic origin, cognate with nab, see Swedish nappa (“to pinch”).

Verb

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

1. (obsolete) To grab; to nab.

Etymology 5

From French napper, from nappe (“nape”).

Verb

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

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

Etymology 6

From Middle English nap (“a bowl”), from Old English hnæpp (“a cup, bowl”), from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“a cup, bowl”). Cognate with Dutch nap (“drinking cup”), German Napf (“bowl”), Low German Napp (“bowl, cup”), Icelandic hnappur (“button, key”). See also nappy.

Noun

nap (plural naps)

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

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