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napped Definition


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nap1
noun
    1. A short sleep.
      Thesaurus: siesta, rest, sleep, snooze (slang), catnap, forty winks (slang), shuteye (slang).
verb
    intr
    napped, napping
    1. To have a nap.
      Thesaurus: ), nod off, doze, rest, sleep, snooze.
Idiom: catch someone napping
    colloq
    To find them unprepared or off-guard.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hnappian.




nap2
noun
    1. A woolly surface on cloth, raised by a finishing process, not made in weaving. Compare pile3.
    2. The direction in which this surface lies smooth.
    3. Any similar downy covering or surface.
Derivative: napless
adj
    Derivative: napped
    adj
      Said of fabric: with a nap.
    Etymology: 15c as noppe.




    nap3
    noun
      1. The card game napoleon.
      2a. In that game: a call of five;
      2b. In that game: the winning of five tricks.
      3. horse-racing.
        A tip that is claimed to be a certainty.
    verb
      napped, napping
      1. horse-racing.
        To name (a particular horse) as certain to win.
    Idiom: go nap
      To undertake to win all five tricks.
      To risk all.
    Etymology: Late 19c.




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