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nap¹
- /næp/ US, UK
Sounds like knap · Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (whence Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) whence German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).
nap²
- /næp/ US, UK
Sounds like knap · Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
From Middle English nap, from the verb nappen.
noun naps
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A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
Similar: cark, doss, rest, sleep, shut-eye, bed booger(s), crusty, eye booger(s), eye bogie(s), eye crust, eye goop, eye gunk
nap³
- /næp/ US, UK
Sounds like knap · Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
From late Middle English noppe, nappe, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German noppe, noppen (“to trim the nap”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin. Related to the first element of knapsack.
noun naps
- A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather. I tell thee, Jack Cade the clothier means to dress the commonwealth, and turn it, and set a new nap upon it.
- The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile. If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
verb naps · napping · napped
- To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
nap⁴
- /næp/ US, UK
Sounds like knap · Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France.
noun naps
- A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips. 4. Races run on English, Welsh or Scottish racecourses. This criterion was included so that media tipsters ^([sic]) nap selections in general could be analysed; the source of naps, The Racing Rag 'tipster table', summarises the nap selections of newspaper tipsters, who restrict their selection to ho
- A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
- A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
nap⁵
- /næp/ US, UK
Sounds like knap · Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
Probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Swedish nappa (“to pluck, pinch”). Related to nab.
verb naps · napping · napped · knap
- To grab; to nab.
nap⁶
- /næp/ US, UK
Sounds like knap · Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
From French napper, from nappe (“nape”).
verb naps · napping · napped
- To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive) Vanilla ice cream topped with a poached or canned pear half, napped with chocolate sauce, and garnished with toasted sliced almonds.
nap⁷
- /næp/ US, UK
Sounds like knap · Rhymes with -æp
Where it comes from
From Middle English nap (“a bowl”), from Old English hnæpp (“a cup, bowl”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“a cup, bowl”). Cognate with Dutch nap (“drinking cup”), Low German Napp (“bowl, cup”), German Napf (“bowl”), Icelandic hnappur (“button, key”). Doublet of hanap. See also nappy.
noun naps
- A cup, bowl.
NAP⁸
noun
- Acronym of non-aggression principle
- Acronym of non-aggression pact
- Acronym of national adaptation plan
- Acronym of network access point
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: catnap, forty winks, snooze, sleep, cat sleep, short sleep, doze, siesta, slumber, sleeping, rest, bam, twinkle, bang, pile, bed
Translations
Every language
verb to have a nap
| Español | sestear, dormitar, hacer siesta, echarse una siesta, echarse la siesta, echarse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낮잠을 자다 natjam-eul jada |
| 日本語 | 昼寝する hirune suru, 転寝する utatane suru |
| 中文 | 打盹 dǎdǔn, 小睡 xiǎoshuì, 午睡 wǔshuì |
| Português | cochilar, sonecar, dormitar |
| Français | faire la sieste, siester |
| Deutsch | ein Nickerchen machen |
| Italiano | sonnecchiare, appisolarsi |
| Ελληνικά | ελαφροκοιμάμαι elafrokoimámai |
| Română | dormita |
| Русский | дрема́ть dremátʹ, подрема́ть podremátʹ, вздремну́ть vzdremnútʹ, кема́рить kemáritʹ |
| العربية | تَقَيَّلَ taqayyala, أَخَذَ قَيْلُولَة ʔaḵaḏa qaylūla |
noun a short period of sleep, especially during the day
| Español | siesta, camarón, cabezada, motoso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낮잠 natjam |
| 日本語 | 転寝 utatane, 昼寝 hirune |
| 中文 | 小睡 xiǎoshuì, 午睡 wǔshuì |
| हिन्दी | झपकी jhapkī |
| Português | sesta, soneca, cochilo |
| Français | sieste, somme, roupillon |
| Deutsch | Nickerchen |
| Italiano | pisolino, pennichella, sonnellino |
| Ελληνικά | υπνάκος ypnákos |
| Română | pui de somn, somnișor, somnuleț |
| Русский | лёгкий сон ljóxkij son, коро́ткий сон korótkij son |
| العربية | قَيْلولة qaylūla, سِنَة sina |
| עברית | שנ״צ shnats |
noun a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
| 日本語 | 毛羽 keba, 毳々 kebakeba |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Tuchnoppe, Flor, Noppe, Pol, Flocke |
| Italiano | pelucco |
| Ελληνικά | χνούδι chnoúdi |
| Русский | ворс vors, пушо́к pušók |
verb To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
| 日本語 | 毛羽立てる kebadateru |
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