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nap

Pronunciation: (nap), [key]
—v., napped, nap•ping,
—n.

—v.i.
1. to sleep for a short time; doze.
2. to be off one's guard: The question caught him napping.

—v.t.
to sleep or doze through (a period of time, an activity, etc.) (usually fol. by away): I napped the afternoon away. He naps away most of his classes.

—n.
a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime: Has the baby had her nap?

nap

Pronunciation: (nap), [key]
—n., v., napped, nap•ping.

—n.
1. the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth, drawn up in napping.
2. any downy coating, as on plants.

—v.t.
to raise a nap on.