nap1
n.
a short sleep, especially during the day.
v.
(naps, napping, napped)
have a nap.
Etymology
OE hnappian, prob. of Gmc origin.
nap2
n.
- the raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie.
- Austral. informal, dated a bedroll used for sleeping on in the open.
Derivative
Etymology
ME noppe, from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. noppe ‘nap’, noppen ‘trim the nap from’.
nap3
n.
- a card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five.
- Brit. a tipster's choice for the probable winner of a race.
▸the betting of all one's money on one prospective winner.
v.
(naps, napping, napped)
Brit. name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race.
Phrase
Etymology
C19: abbrev. of napoleon, the orig. name of the card game.
nap4
v.
(naps, napping, napped)
serve (food) in a sauce.
Etymology
1960s: from Fr. napper ‘coat with (a sauce)’, from nappe ‘cloth’, figuratively ‘pool of liquid’.