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napping

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}]
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