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nap

/næp/noun, verb1 syllable

Nap means: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).

Synonyms for nap20

noun, as in sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

catnap, light sleep, short sleep, forty winks, snooze

noun, as in a period of time spent sleeping

sleep

noun, as in the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

pile

noun, as in a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

Napoleon

verb, as in take a siesta

catnap, catch a wink

also used for nap

doze, kip, cark, doss, rest, shut-eye, bed booger(s), crusty, eye booger(s), eye bogie(s), eye crust

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What does nap mean?6

noun

1

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

2

a period of time spent sleeping“he felt better after a little sleep”

3

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”

4

a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

5

a soft or fuzzy surface texture

verb

1

take a siesta“She naps everyday after lunch for an hour”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nap?20

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Nap in a sentence

  • If you're sleepy, you should take a nap.CK
  • If you didn't get enough sleep last night, you should take a nap.CK
  • As soon as she finished, she lay down and had a nap.sharris123
  • Having eaten lunch, we all took a nap.Objectivesea
  • She was upstairs, trying to put her baby down for a nap.Amastan
  • If her baby doesn't nap, he would get overtired.Amastan
  • I tried lying down for a nap, dreamt about homelessness, and woke up.shekitten
  • Feeling tired after his walk in the country, he took a nap.CM

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Forms of nap

as a noun

plural
naps

as a verb

past tense
napped
present participle
napping
third-person singular
naps
past participle
napped