What is the meaning of Nap?

  • (v.i.) To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
  • (v.t.) To raise or put, a nap on.
  • (v.i.) To be in a careless, secure state.
  • (n.) The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
  • (n.) A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (v.t.) To raise or put, a nap on.
  • (n.) The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
  • (v.i.) To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
  • (v.i.) To be in a careless, secure state.
  • (n.) Same as Napoleon, 1, below.
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APAWebster's. (2011). nap. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/nap/definitions/2035784
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "nap" http://smartdefine.org/nap/definitions/2035784 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, nap, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/nap/definitions/2035784>.
MLAWebster's. "nap" 27 May 2011. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/nap/definitions/2035784>
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