catnap

cat·nap

 (kăt′năp′)

n.

A short nap; a light sleep.

intr.v. cat·napped, cat·nap·ping, cat·naps

To take a short nap; doze lightly.

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catnap

(ˈkætˌnæp)

n

a short sleep or doze

vb, -naps, -napping or -napped

(intr) to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently

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cat•nap

(ˈkætˌnæp)

n., v. -napped, -nap•ping. n.

1. a short, light nap.

v.i.

2. to sleep briefly; doze.

[1815–25, Amer.]

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catnap

Past participle: catnapped
Gerund: catnapping

Imperative

catnap

catnap

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	catnap - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze, nap sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate siesta - a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) zizz - a nap; "Arthur's taking a short zizz"
Verb	1.	catnap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" catch a wink, nap catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep doze, drowse, snooze - sleep lightly or for a short period of time

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catnap

noun

A brief sleep:

doze, nap, siesta, snooze.

verb

To sleep for a brief period:

doze (off), nap, nod (off), siesta, snooze.

Idiom: catch forty winks.

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Translations

pisolinosonnellino

catnap

[ˈkætnæp]

A. N → siestecita f, sueñecito m
to take a catnap → echarse una siestecita or un sueñecito

B. VI → echarse una siestecita, echarse un sueñecito

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catnap

cat-nap [ˈkætnæp] n (= doze, nap) → (petit) somme mcat's-eye [ˈkætsaɪ] n (British) (on road) → catadioptre m, clou m à catadioptre

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catnap

[ˈkætˌnæp] n → pisolino
to take a catnap → fare un pisolino

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