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catnap

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cat·nap  (ktnp)
n.
A short nap; a light sleep.
intr.v. cat·napped, cat·nap·ping, cat·naps
To take a short nap; doze lightly.
catnap
Noun
a short sleep or doze
Verb
[-napping, -napped]
to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.catnapcatnap - 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"
Verb1.catnapcatnap - 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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He was two weeks learning to use his flippers; and all that while he floundered in and out of the water, and coughed and grunted and crawled up the beach and took catnaps on the sand, and went back again, until at last he found that he truly belonged to the water.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
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