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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

  • (..) Go get it. Isn't he the luckiest...? Miss O'Hara... ...l love you. I don't guess I'm as hungry as I thought. Why do I have to take a nap? I'm not tired. Well-brought-up young ladies take naps at parties. And it's high time you started behavin' and actin' like you was Miss Ellen's daughter. (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind