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7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nap \Nap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped}; p. pr & vb n. {Napping}.] [OE. nappen, AS hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf AS hnipian to bend one's self Icel. hnipna hn[=i]pa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. --Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nap \Nap\, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. --Cowper. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nap \Nap\, n. [OE. noppe, AS hnoppa akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG nobbe.] 1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth. 2. pl The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. --Knight. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nap \Nap\, v. t. To raise, or put a nap on From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nap \Nap\, n. Same as {Napoleon}, 1, below. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nap n 1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "a brief nap" [syn: {sleep}] 2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture 3: a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}] v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" [syn: {catnap}, {catch a wink}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: NAP Network Access Point IN
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