~ 1
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day.
■ noun a short sleep of this type.
Origin
OE h~pian , prob. of Gmc origin.
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~ 2
■ noun
1》 the raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie.
2》 Austral. informal, dated a bedroll used for sleeping on in the open.
Derivatives
~less adjective
Origin
ME noppe , from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. noppe '~', noppen 'trim the ~ from'.
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~ 3
■ noun
1》 a card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five.
2》 Brit. a tipster's choice for the probable winner of a race.
↘the betting of all one's money on one prospective winner.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) Brit. name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race.
Phrases
go ~ attempt to take all five tricks in ~.
↘score or win five times.
↘risk everything in one attempt.
Origin
C19: abbrev. of ~oleon , the orig. name of the card game.
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~ 4
■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) serve (food) in a sauce.
Origin
1960s: from Fr. ~per 'coat with (a sauce)', from ~pe 'cloth', figuratively 'pool of liquid'.