nap
nap
- n a period of time spent sleeping
there wasn't time for a nap - n a soft or fuzzy surface texture
- n the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- n sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
- n a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
- v take a siesta
She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
- Countless insomniacs yearning for sleep have looked with envy at their cats, wishing they too could just curl up anywhere and nap.
- If you have to power nap, do it right before dinner.
- He suggests that a similar response may be occurring in the nap-deprived volunteers, albeit to a lesser extent, and that it may have its roots in evolution.