catnap

cat·nap (k

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A short nap; a light sleep.

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

To take a short nap; doze lightly.

catnap [ˈkætˌnæp]

a short sleep or doze

vb -naps, -napping, -napped

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

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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 [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

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

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

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CAT
cat sleep
catch a wink
catch some Z's
dog watch
doze
drop
drowse
forty winks
kip
log Z's
nap
short sleep
Shorter
siesta
sleep
sleeping
slumber
snooze

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.

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