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nap

US/næp/ common uk
noun (5) verb (1)

noun

1.

a period of time spent sleeping

  • “he felt better after a little sleep”
  • “there wasn”
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3.

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”
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4.
5.

verb

1.

take a siesta

  • “She naps everyday after lunch for an hour”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • catch napping
  • go nap
  • nap dress
  • nap hand
  • tap or nap

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