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    nap
    /nap/

    noun

    • 1. a card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five.
    • 2. a tipster's prediction of the probable winner of a race: British "he discovered that his nap of the day had sprinted home at 10–1 at Doncaster"

    verb

    • 1. name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race: British "Harbinger is napped to win the Novices' Hurdle"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishNAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    NAP definition: 1. a short sleep, especially during the day: 2. the surface of a piece of cloth such as velvet…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › napNap Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of NAP is to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze. How to use nap in a sentence. to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze; to be off guard…

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › napNAP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Nap definition: to sleep for a short time; doze. . See examples of NAP used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › napNap - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you’re really tired during the day, go ahead and take a nap, even if you have to hide under your desk. A nap is a brief sleep. Good night. When you take a nap, you rest, usually during the daytime.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryNAP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    to sleep for a short time, especially during the day:

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishNAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you nap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day. An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night. American English : nap / ˈnæp /

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › napNap - definition of nap by The Free Dictionary

    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. [Middle English, from nappen, to doze, from Old English hnappian .] nap′per n. nap 2. (năp) n.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishNAP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    Meaning of nap – Learner’s Dictionary. nap. noun [ C ] uk / næp / us. Add to word list. a short sleep: He likes to have/ take a nap after lunch. nap. verb [ I ] present participle napping | past tense and past participle napped. (Definition of nap from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of nap.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryNAP - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    Definitions of 'nap' 1. If you take or have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day. [...] 2. If you nap, you sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day. [...] 3. See catch sb napping [...] More. Definitions of '-nap' to seize and carry away; steal. often in nonce combinations [...] More. Pronunciations of 'nap'

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › napNAP Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime: Has the baby had her nap?