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nap (nap)

intransitive verb napped, napping nap′·ping

  1. to doze or sleep lightly for a short time
  2. to be careless or unprepared

Etymology: ME nappen < OE hnappian, akin to OHG hnaffezan

noun

a brief, light sleep; doze
nap2 definition

nap (nap)

noun

  1. the downy or hairy surface of cloth formed by short hairs or fibers, esp. when artificially raised by brushing, etc.; pile
  2. any such downy surface, as that raised on the flesh side of leather

Etymology: ME noppe < or akin to MDu & MLowG noppe (Ger & Dan hoppe) < IE *kenebh- < base *ken-, to scratch, rub > Ger nut, rabbet, Gr knaptein, to scratch, tear apart

transitive verb napped, napping nap′·ping

to raise a nap on (fabric or leather), as by brushing

Related Forms:

nap3 definition

nap (nap)

noun

napoleon (senses & )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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