NAP


Meaning of NAP in English

I. ˈnap intransitive verb

( napped ; napped ; napping ; naps )

Etymology: Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian; akin to Old High German hnaffezen to doze, nape, Norwegian napp nap

1. : to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze , snooze

2. : to be in a careless unguarded state : nod — often used with catch

was caught napping

Synonyms: see sleep

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English nap, nappe, from nappen, v.

: a short sleep especially during the day

take a nap

: doze , siesta , snooze

III. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch, flock of wool, nap; akin to Old English hnoppian to pluck, ā hnēopan to pluck off, Middle Low German noppe flock of wool, Old Swedish niupa to pinch, Gothic dis hniupan to tear apart, Greek konis, konia ashes, dust — more at incinerate

1. : a soft fuzzy fibrous surface (as on yarn and cloth) usually raised by brushing against a rough surface (as by a cylinder covered with wire) : cover — compare pile

2. : a downy, shaggy, or tufted surface (as of fur) resembling the nap of a fabric

hills with a mottled nap of gray-green sagebrush — American Guide Series: Washington

IV. transitive verb

( napped ; napped ; napping ; naps )

: to raise a nap on (fabric or leather)

V. transitive verb

( napped ; napped ; napping ; naps )

Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish nappa to snatch, pinch, pluck, Danish & Norwegian nappe to snatch, pinch, & probably to OSw niupa to pinch — more at nap III

chiefly dialect England : grab , nab

VI.

variant of knap

VII. noun

( -s )

Etymology: by shortening

1. : napoleon 1

2. : napoleon 3

VIII.

chiefly dialect

variant of nape

IX. ˈnap noun

( -s )

Etymology: by shortening & alteration

Australia : knapsack

X. noun

( -s )

Etymology: nap (VII)

Britain : a pick or recommendation as a good bet to win a contest (as a horse race) ; also : one named in a nap

I. ˈnap transitive verb

( napped ; napped ; napping ; naps )

Etymology: nap , noun (herein)

Britain : to pick or single out (as a race horse) in a nap

II. " transitive verb

( napped ; napped ; napping ; naps )

Etymology: French napper , literally, to cover with a tablecloth, from nappe tablecloth, from Middle French — more at napkin

: to pour or spread a sauce over (a prepared dish)

artichokes napped with hollandaise sauce

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.