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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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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]