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

  • (..) Something kept me up. My father, in his eighties, he was so convinced he's gonna die in his sleep, he limited himself to having afternoon naps. He was so determined he was gonna cheat death. Did he? -Did he what? -Die in his sleep? He died sitting in (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button