nap

Definition

  • noun: a short period of sleep especially during the day
  • noun: a hairy or downy surface (as on a fabric)
  • verb: to sleep briefly especially during the day
  • verb: to sleep for a short period of time especially during the day
  • synonyms: doze, siesta, pile

Examples

  • When the problem appeared again, the government was 'caught napping'. [=the government was not prepared to deal with it]

  • The goalie had to be 'napping' when that ball got by him.

  • She awoke from her 'nap' rested and refreshed.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Thank you, Batman. Your ideas are the best. - We could build a submarine. - A Bat-Submarine, patent pending. And dream catchers, in case we take a nap. But you can't build all of them at once. If anybody has black parts, I need them, okay? And sometimes, very, (..)
    2014 The Lego Movie