NAP

Nap

A nap is a short period of sleep, typically taken during daylight hours as an adjunct to the usual nocturnal sleep period. Naps are most often taken as a response to drowsiness during waking hours. Cultural attitudes toward napping during the work day vary. In many western cultures children and the elderly are often expected to nap during the day and are provided with designated periods and locations to do so, but most working adults are not and napping on the job is widely considered unacceptable. On the other hand, many cultures serve their largest meals at midday, with an official allowance for a nap period afterwards before returning to work.

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nap

Noun

  1. A short period of sleep, especially one during the day

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips
  2. A card game in which players take tricks; properly

Verb

  1. to have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day
  2. to be off one's guard
    The regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. to form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather)

Verb (etymology 3)

  1. to grab; to nab

Verb (etymology 4)

  1. To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive)


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