napping Definition

nap¹
noun

1. A short sleep.

Thesaurus: siesta, rest, sleep, snooze (slang), catnap, forty winks (slang), shuteye (slang).

verb

intr
napped, napping
1. To have a nap.

Thesaurus: ), nod off, doze, rest, sleep, snooze.

Idiom: catch someone napping

colloq
To find them unprepared or off-guard.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon hnappian.

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nap³
noun

1. The card game napoleon.
2a. In that game: a call of five;
2b. In that game: the winning of five tricks.
3. horse-racing.
A tip that is claimed to be a certainty.

verb

napped, napping
1. horse-racing.
To name (a particular horse) as certain to win.

Idiom: go nap

To undertake to win all five tricks.

To risk all.

Etymology: Late 19c.

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