nap /ˈnæp/
 小睡,稍睡,細毛,孤注一擲(vi.)小睡,疏忽(vt.)使拉毛,修整,預測…為獲勝馬


 Nap v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped p. pr. & vb. n. Napping ]
 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
 2. To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping.
    I took thee napping, unprepared.   --Hudibras.


 Nap, n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.


 Nap, n.
 1. 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.
 2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.


 Nap, v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on.


 Nap n. Same as Napoleon, 1, below.

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 nap
      n 1: a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a
           little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" [syn: sleep]
      2: a soft or fuzzy surface texture
      3: the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up
         from the weave; "for uniform color and texture tailors cut
         velvet with the pile running the same direction" [syn: pile]
      4: a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: catnap, {cat
         sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze]
      5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
         [syn: Napoleon]
      v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
          [syn: catnap, catch a wink]
      [also: napping, napped]