Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Nap \Nap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Napping}.] [OE. nappen, AS. hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to
slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna,
hn[=i]pa, to droop.]
1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer.
2. To be in a careless, secure state. --Wyclif.
I took thee napping, unprepared. --Hudibras.
Napping \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. --Knight.
Source : WordNet®
napping
See {nap}
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}]
[also: {napping}, {napped}]
nap
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}]