nap

nap ¹  (np)

n.

A brief sleep, often during the day.

intr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps

1. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.

2. To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble; be off guard: The civil unrest caught the police napping.

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[Middle English, from nappen, to doze, from Old English hnappian.]

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napper n.

Word History: The famous verse 4 of Psalm 121, rendered in the King James Version as "Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep," is rendered in a Middle English translation as "Loo, ha shal not nappen ne slepen that kepeth ireal." The word nappen is indeed the Middle English ancestor of our word nap. Lest it be thought undignified to say that God could nap, it must be realized that our word nap was at one time not associated only with the younger and older members of society nor simply with short periods of rest. The ancestors of our word, Old English hnappian and its descendant, Middle English nappen, could both refer to prolonged periods of sleep as well as short ones and also, as in the quotation from Psalm 121, to sleepiness. But these senses have been lost. Since the word has become less dignified, we would not find nap used in a modern translation of Psalm 121.

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nap ²  (np)

n.

A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.

tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps

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

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[Alteration (perhaps influenced by obsolete French nape, tablecloth) of Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch.]

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nap ³  (np)

tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps

To pour or put a sauce or gravy over (a cooked dish): "a stuffed veal chop napped with an elegant Port sauce" Jay Jacobs.

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[French napper, from nappe, cover; see nappe.]

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nap ¹

Noun

a short sleep

Verb

[napping, napped]

1. to have a short sleep

2. catch someone napping to catch someone unprepared: they don't want to be caught napping when the army moves again [Old English hnappian]

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nap ²

Noun

the raised fibres of velvet or similar cloth [probably Middle Dutch noppe]

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nap ³

Noun

1. a card game similar to whist

2. Horse racing a tipster's choice for a certain winner

Verb

[napping, napped]

Horse racing to name (a horse) as a likely winner [shortened from Napoleon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	nap - a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" sleep period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" beauty sleep - sleep before midnight kip - sleep; "roused him from his kip"
	2.	nap - a soft or fuzzy surface texture texture - the feel of a surface or a fabric; "the wall had a smooth texture"
	3.	nap - the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction" pile thread, yarn - a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
	4.	nap - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, short sleep, snooze 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"
	5.	nap - a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes Napoleon card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
Verb	1.	nap - take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" catch a wink, catnap 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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nap ¹

verb 1. sleep, rest, nod, drop off (informal) doze, kip Brit. (slang) snooze (informal) nod off (informal) catnap, drowse, zizz Brit. (informal)

noun 2. sleep, rest, kip Brit. (slang) siesta, catnap, forty winks (informal) shuteye (slang) zizz Brit. (informal)

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nap ²

noun pile, down, fibre, weave, shag, grain

Translations

nap [næp] n (= sleep) → sueñecito, siesta;

they were caught napping → les pilló desprevenidos

nap [næp] n (= sleep) → (petit) somme

vi to be caught napping → être pris(e) à l'improviste or en défaut

nap [næp] n → Schläfchen nt;

(of fabric) → Strich m

vi to be caught napping (fig) → überrumpelt werden;

to have a nap → ein Schläfchen or ein Nickerchen (inf) machen

nap [næp] n (= sleep) → pisolino; [of cloth] → peluria

vi to be caught napping → essere preso alla sprovvista;

to have a nap → schiacciare un pisolino

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nap

n nap [nӕp]

a short sleep She always has a nap after lunch. slapie, dutjie غَفْوَه дрямка zdřímnutí, šlofík lur das Nickerchen υπνάκος siesta uinak چرت زدن nokkaunet (petit) somme תְנוּמָה झपकी, मखमल के महीन धागे drijemanje szundikálás tidur sebentar blundur sonnellino, pisolino うたたね 잠깐 눈을 붙이다, 졸다 pogulis, prisnūdimas snauda tidur sekejap dutje lur, høneblund drzemka soneca pui de somn короткий сон zdriemnutie dremež dremka tupplur งีบ şekerleme (白天)小睡，打盹 дрімота; короткий сон قيلولہ giấc ngủ ngắn （白天）小睡，打盹

catch (someone) napping

to catch (someone) unprepared for a particular emergency etc. iemand aan die slaap gevang يُفاجِئُه وهو نائِم заварвам някого неподготвен přistihnout, překvapit tage nogen på sengen (jemanden) überrumpeln πιάνω στον ύπνο coger/pillar a alguien desprevenido ootamatult tabama در حالت غفلت و بی خبری بودن saada kiinni au dépourvu prendre נִתפּס לא מוּכַן सोता हुआ पाना, असावधान या बखे़बर पाना, गुफलत या गलती करते हुए पकड़ लेना zateći nespremnim,uhvatiti na spavanju készületlenül talál; rajtakap memergoki kelengahan grípa e-n sofandi á verðinum (cogliere alla sprovvista) 不意を突く 남이 방심한 틈을 타다 užklupti nepasiruošusį pārsteigt nesagatavotu dalam keadaan tidak sedar iemand betrappen ta noen på senga zaskoczyć (kogoś) apanhar desprevenido a lua pe nepregătite застигнуть (кого-л.) врасплох pristihnúť presenetiti uhvatiti nespremnog ta ngn på sängen จับได้ว่าทำผิด hazırlırksız yakalamak 乘某人疏忽抓錯 захопити зненацька جاپکڑنا thấy ai không chú ý 乘某人疏忽抓错