NAP (napped, napping)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nap mean?
• NAP (noun)
The noun NAP has 5 senses:
1. a period of time spent sleeping
2. a soft or fuzzy surface texture
3. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
4. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
5. a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
Familiarity information: NAP used as a noun is common.
• NAP (verb)
The verb NAP has 1 sense:
1. take a siesta
Familiarity information: NAP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NAP (noun)
Meaning:
A period of time spent sleeping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
nap; sleep
Context examples:
he felt better after a little sleep / there wasn't time for a nap
Hypernyms ("nap" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nap"):
beauty sleep (sleep before midnight)
kip (sleep)
Meaning:
A soft or fuzzy surface texture
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("nap" is a kind of...):
texture (the feel of a surface or a fabric)
Meaning:
The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
nap; pile
Context example:
for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
Hypernyms ("nap" is a kind of...):
thread; yarn (a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving)
Meaning:
Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
cat sleep; catnap; forty winks; short sleep; snooze; nap
Hypernyms ("nap" is a kind of...):
sleeping (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nap"):
siesta (a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries))
zizz (a nap)
Meaning:
A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Napoleon; nap
Hypernyms ("nap" is a kind of...):
card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)
• NAP (verb)
Meaning:
Take a siesta
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
catch a wink; catnap; nap
Context example:
She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
Hypernyms (to "nap" is one way to...):
catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "nap"):
doze; drowse; snooze (sleep lightly or for a short period of time)
Sentence frame:
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