'NAP' definitions:
Definition of 'nap'
(from WordNet)
noun
A period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: sleep, nap]
noun
A soft or fuzzy surface texture
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" [syn: pile, nap]
noun
Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) [syn: nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze]
noun
A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn: Napoleon, nap]
verb
Take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: nap, catnap, catch a wink]
Definition of 'Nap'
From: GCIDE
- Nap \Nap\, n. [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.]
- 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nap'
From: GCIDE
- Nap \Nap\, v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nap'
From: GCIDE
- Nap \Nap\ (n[a^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped (n[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Napping (n[a^]p"p[i^]ng).] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[imac]pa, to droop.]
- 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping. --Wyclif. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Nap'
From: GCIDE
- Nap \Nap\, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nap'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- blanket drill,
- break,
- cat nap,
- catnap,
- dover,
- doze,
- drowse,
- feel,
- finish,
- forty winks,
- grain,
- granular texture,
- indentation,
- interlude,
- intermission,
- knub,
- let up,
- nub,
- oversleep,
- pause,
- pile,
- pit,
- pock,
- protuberance,
- relax,
- respite,
- rest,
- saw logs,
- saw wood,
- shag,
- siesta,
- sleep,
- sleep soundly,
- slumber,
- snooze,
- snore,
- spot of sleep,
- structure,
- surface,
- surface texture,
- take a nap,
- texture,
- unlax,
- wale,
- weave,
- wink,
- wink of sleep,
- woof
Acronyms for 'nap'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Network Access Point (IN)
- Network Access Protection (MS, Windows, Vista)