nap
IPA: nˈæp
noun
- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
- (Britain) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
- (uncountable, card games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
- (Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
- Acronym of non-aggression principle. [(ethics, philosophy) The ethical principle asserting that initiating physical force against persons or their justly acquired property, or threatening to do so, is illegitimate.]
- Acronym of non-aggression pact.
verb
- To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
- (figuratively) To be off one's guard.
- To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
- (obsolete) To grab; to nab.
- (cooking) To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)
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Examples of "nap" in Sentences
- I picture you and I having our 5 min nap after dinner.
- I should go upstairs and get the next book now, but the urge to nap is rising.
- The best time for a nap is between 1 and 3 p.m., when the body most craves a period of sleep.
- Ah, rereading your reply from yesterday, I can assure you that what you call a nap is the beginning state of rest.
- The chemical responsible for the post-gluttinous nap is called tryptophan, and it is why Uncle Bernie no longer has a moustache.
- The ideal length for a workplace nap is 30 minutes or less, which assures that you won't fall into the deeper stages of sleep, and awake with that loopy feeling scientists call "sleep inertia."
- Power-napping, catching 15 minutes of forty winks during lunch break, does have definite benefits, and indeed napping salons have started popping up recently, although I do suspect that due to the short night-time sleep hours the Japanese power-nap is more of a necessity than a lifestyle choice.
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