Category:Nap

Nap, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped; p. pr. & vb. n. Napping.] Etym: [oe. Nappen, as. hn&ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. As. hnipian to Bend one's self, icel. hnipna, hnipa, 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.

Nap Nap, n.

Defn: a short sleep; a doze; a siesta. Cowper.

Nap Nap, n. Etym: [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.

Defn: the loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. Knight.

Nap Nap, v. t.

Defn: to raise, or put, a nap on.