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1. A period of time spent sleeping
   "there wasn't time for a nap";
   - sleep
    
2. A soft or fuzzy surface texture
    
3. The yarn (as in a rug, velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
   "for uniform colour and texture tailors cut velvet with the nap running the same direction";
   - pile
    
4. Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
   - catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze
    
5. A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
   - Napoleon

1. Take a siesta
   "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour";
   - catnap, catch a wink

Sounds like: nacre, na, nap, knap, n

Derived forms: napping, naps, napped

Type of: card game, cards, catch some Z's, kip [Brit], log Z's, period, period of time, sleep, sleeping, slumber, texture, thread, time period, yarn

Encyclopedia: Nap