nap : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: nap	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for nap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nap n a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" Synonym(s): sleep, nap a soft or fuzzy surface texture 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" Synonym(s): pile, nap sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) Synonym(s): nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes Synonym(s): Napoleon, nap v take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" Synonym(s): nap, catnap, catch a wink
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Napping}.] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[c6]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. --Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nap \Nap\, n. Same as {Napoleon}, 1, below.