napping
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 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·ping n.
 1. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
 2. Hat Making A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.

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 napping
      See nap


 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]


 napping
      adj : not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping";
            "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his
            guard" [syn: off-guard(a), off guard(p), {off one's
            guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, {off your
            guard]