nap
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nap
to doze; fibers on the surface of cloth; a downy coating
Not to be confused with:
knap – crest of a small hill; to strike; break off or chip
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nap 1
(năp)n.
A brief sleep, often during the day.
intr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps
1. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.
2. To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble; be off guard: The civil unrest caught the police napping.
[Middle English, from nappen, to doze, from Old English hnappian.]
nap′per n.
nap 2
(năp)n.
A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.
tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps
To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
[Alteration (perhaps influenced by obsolete French nape, tablecloth) of Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch.]
nap 3
(năp)tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps
To pour or put a sauce or gravy over (a cooked dish) in a thin, even layer: "a stuffed veal chop napped with an elegant Port sauce" (Jay Jacobs).
[French napper, from nappe, cover; see nappe.]
nap 4
(năp)n.
1.
a. A trick-taking card game in which each player is dealt five cards and bids the number of tricks he or she intends to take, with the highest bidder deciding the trump.
b. The first bid of five tricks in this game, the maximum number in a hand. Also called napoleon.
2. See napoleon1.
[Short for napoleon.]
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nap
(næp)vb (intr) , naps, napping or napped
1. to sleep for a short while; doze
2. to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping)
n
a short light sleep; doze
[Old English hnappian; related to Middle High German napfen]
nap
(næp)n
1. (Textiles)
a. the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth
b. the direction in which these fibres lie when smoothed down
2. any similar downy coating
3. informal Austral blankets, bedding
vb, naps, napping or napped
(Textiles) (tr) to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment
[C15: probably from Middle Dutch noppe; related to Old English hnoppian to pluck]
nap
(næp)n
1. (Card Games) Also called: napoleon a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes
2. (Card Games) a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks
3. (Horse Racing) horse racing a tipster's choice for an almost certain winner
4. (Card Games) to undertake to win all five tricks at nap
5. to risk everything on one chance
6. not to go nap on slang Austral to hold in disfavour
7. nap hand a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken
vb, naps, napping or napped
(Horse Racing) (tr) horse racing to name (a horse) as likely to win a race
[C19: short for napoleon, the original name of the card game]
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nap1
(næp)v. napped, nap•ping,
n. v.i.
1. to sleep for a short time; doze.
2. to be off one's guard: The question caught him napping.
v.t. 3. to sleep or doze through: I napped the afternoon away.
n. 4. a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English hnappian to sleep; c. Middle High German napfen]
nap′per, n.
nap2
(næp)n., v. napped, nap•ping. n.
1. the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth.
v.t. 2. to raise a nap on.
[1400–50; late Middle English noppe, Old English -hnoppa, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe; akin to Old English hnoppian to pluck]
nap′less, adj.
-nap
a combining form extracted from kidnap, with the general sense “abduct or steal in order to collect a ransom”: artnap; petnap; starnap.
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nap
- nap - A pretend hit or strike in a theatrical performance.
- teasel - A tool for raising the nap of something.
- crushed velvet - Has its nap pointing in different directions in irregular patches.
- nap - As in a short sleep, it comes from Old English hnappian, "to sleep lightly."
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
nap
Past participle: napped
Gerund: napping
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| Noun | 1. |  nap - a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" beauty sleep - sleep before midnight kip - sleep; "roused him from his kip" |
| 2. | nap - a soft or fuzzy surface texture texture - the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture" | |
| 3. |  nap - 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" | |
| 4. |  nap - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate siesta - a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) zizz - a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz" | |
| 5. | nap - a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes | |
| Verb | 1. |  nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" |
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nap
1noun
verb
catch someone napping catch unawares, catch out, take by surprise, catch off guard, catch on the hop The security services were clearly caught napping.
nap
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nounverbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
غَفْوَةٌغَفْوَه
šlofíkzdřímnutí
lur
nokoset
drijemež
blundur
うたたね
낮잠
pogulisprisnūdimasužklupti nepasiruošusį
snauda
drematidremež
tupplur
การงีบหลับงีบ
giấc ngủ ngắn
nap
1 [næp]B. VI → dormitar
to catch sb napping → pillar a algn desprevenido
to be caught napping → estar desprevenido
to catch sb napping → pillar a algn desprevenido
to be caught napping → estar desprevenido
nap
2 [næp] N (on cloth) → lanilla f, pelusa fnap
3 [næp] N (Cards) (= game) → napolitana fto go nap → jugarse el todo (on a)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nap
[ˈnæp]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nap
1n → Schläfchen nt, → Nickerchen nt; afternoon nap → Nachmittagsschläfchen nt; to have or take a nap → ein Schläfchen or ein Nickerchen machen; he always has or takes a 20 minute nap after lunch → nach dem Mittagessen legt er sich immer 20 Minuten aufs Ohr or hin
vi to catch somebody napping (fig) → jdn überrumpeln
nap
2nap
3 (Racing)vt winner, horse → setzen auf (+acc)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
nap
1 [næp] n1. (sleep) → sonnellino, pisolino
to have or take a nap → fare or farsi un sonnellino, schiacciare un pisolino
to have or take a nap → fare or farsi un sonnellino, schiacciare un pisolino
2. vi to be caught napping → essere preso/a alla sprovvista
nap
2 [næp] n (on cloth) → peluriaagainst the nap → contropelo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nap
(nӕp) noun a short sleep. She always has a nap after lunch.
catch (someone) napping to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
nap
→ غَفْوَةٌ šlofík lur Nickerchen υπνάκος siesta nokoset somme drijemež sonnellino うたたね 낮잠 dutje lur drzemka sesta, soneca дремота tupplur การงีบหลับ kestirme giấc ngủ ngắn 小睡Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
nap
n. siesta;
vt.
to take a ___ → echar una ___, dormir una ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
nap
n siesta; to take a — tomar una siesta; vi (pret & pp napped; ger napping) tomar una siestaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.