nap
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Middle English nappe(n) < Old English hnappian (“‘to doze’”); cognate with Old High German hnaffezan.
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nap (plural naps)
- A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
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- See also Wikisaurus:sleep
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See Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take for collocations of nap
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to nap (third-person singular simple present naps, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)
- To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
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From Middle English nappe, from Middle Dutch
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nap (uncountable)
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to nap (third-person singular simple present naps, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)
- To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
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- From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France (Bonaparte)
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nap (plural naps)
- (British) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts best tips.
- (uncountable, games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon
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possibly Scandanavian, cognate with nab, see Swedish nappa (“‘pinch’”)
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to nap (third-person singular simple present naps, present participle napping, simple past and past participle napped)
- (obsolete) To grab; to nab.
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nap m
- turnip (Brassica rapa)
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- IPA: /nɑp/
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nap fm
- Drinking cup
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Of unknown origin.
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nap (plural napok)
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nap m.
- turnip (Brassica rapa)
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nap m.

