Definition of Nap
1. Noun. A period of time spent sleeping. "There wasn't time for a nap"
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Specialized synonyms: Beauty Sleep, Kip
Derivative terms: Sleep, Sleep
2. Verb. Take a siesta. "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
Generic synonyms: Catch Some Z's, Kip, Log Z's, Sleep, Slumber
Specialized synonyms: Doze, Drowse, Snooze
Derivative terms: Catnap
3. Noun. A soft or fuzzy surface texture.
4. Noun. 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"
5. Noun. Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).
Generic synonyms: Sleeping
Specialized synonyms: Siesta, Zizz
Derivative terms: Catnap, Snooze
6. Noun. A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes.
Definition of Nap
1. v. i. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
2. n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
3. n. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.
4. v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on.
5. n. Same as Napoleon, 1, below.
Definition of Nap
1. to sleep briefly [v NAPPED, NAPPING, NAPS]
Medical Definition of Nap
1. 1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibres forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth. 2. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. Origin: OE. Noppe, AS. Hnoppa; akin to D. Nop, Dan. Noppe, LG. Nobbe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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