noun · verb · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation:/næp/
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homophone: knap
rhymes with -æp
CMU ARPABET:N AE1 P
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
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Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: card-games, games
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
A cup, bowl.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, Scotland
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Acronym of non-aggression principle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
Acronym of non-aggression pact.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: snooze, doze, kip
Antonyms: none provided
11
verb
Meaning 11
To be off one's guard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
The regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
verb
Meaning 12
To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
verb
Meaning 13
To grab; to nab.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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14
verb
Meaning 14
To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
noun
Meaning 15
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Napoleon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: card game, cards
16
noun
Meaning 16
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sleeping
Narrower terms: siesta, zizz
17
noun
Meaning 17
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pile
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thread, yarn
18
noun
Meaning 18
a soft or fuzzy surface texture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: texture
19
noun
Meaning 19
a period of time spent sleeping
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he felt better after a little sleep
there wasn't time for a nap
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sleep
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time period, period of time, period
Narrower terms: beauty sleep, kip
20
verb
Meaning 20
take a siesta
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: catnap, catch a wink
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
Narrower terms: snooze, drowse, doze
History
Etymology
From Middle English nap, from the verb nappen.
From late Middle English noppe, nappe, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German noppe, noppen (“to trim the nap”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin. Related to the first element of knapsack.
From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France.
From Middle English nap (“a bowl”), from Old English hnæpp (“a cup, bowl”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“a cup, bowl”). Cognate with Dutch nap (“drinking cup”), Low German Napp (“bowl, cup”), German Napf (“bowl”), Icelandic hnappur (“button, key”). Doublet of hanap. See also nappy.
From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (whence Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) whence German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).
Probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Swedish nappa (“to pluck, pinch”). Related to nab.
From French napper, from nappe (“nape”).
Across languages
Translations
213 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قَيْلولة
(qaylūla)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Arabic:
سِنَة
(sina)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Arabic:
تعسيلة
(taʕsīla)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Arabic:
قيلولة
(gaylūla)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Basque:
kuluxka
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Belarusian:
каро́ткі сон
(karótki son)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Bulgarian:
дря́мка
(drjámka)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Catalan:
becaina
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Catalan:
migdiada
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Catalan:
sesta
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Catalan:
capcinada
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Chinese Mandarin:
小睡
(xiǎoshuì)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Chinese Mandarin:
午睡
(wǔshuì)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Czech:
šlofík
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Danish:
lur
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Dutch:
dutje
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Esperanto:
siesto
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Estonian:
uinak
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Estonian:
tukastus
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Estonian:
suigatus
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Finnish:
nokoset
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Finnish:
nokkaunet
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Finnish:
tirsat
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Finnish:
torkut
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Finnish:
päiväunet
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
French:
sieste
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
French:
somme
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
French:
roupillon
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Galician:
soneca
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Galician:
sesta
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Georgian:
თვლემა
(tvlema)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Georgian:
რული
(ruli)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Georgian:
ხანმოკლე ძილი
(xanmoḳle ʒili)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Georgian:
ჩათვლემა
(čatvlema)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Georgian:
წათვლემა
(c̣atvlema)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Georgian:
წაძინება
(c̣aʒineba)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
German:
Nickerchen
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Greek:
υπνάκος
(ypnákos)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Hebrew:
שנ״צ
(shnats)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Hindi:
झपकी
(jhapkī)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Hungarian:
szundikálás
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Hungarian:
szunyókálás
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Hungarian:
szundítás
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Hungarian:
szundi
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Icelandic:
blundur
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Italian:
pisolino
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Italian:
pennichella
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Italian:
sonnellino
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Japanese:
転寝
(utatane)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Japanese:
昼寝
(hirune)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Khmer:
សមាហារ
(saʼmaahaa)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Khmer:
ល្បក់
(lbɑk)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Korean:
낮잠
(natjam)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Latin:
intervigilium
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Latvian:
snauda
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Latvian:
snaudiens
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Lithuanian:
pogulis
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Lithuanian:
pokaitis
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Macedonian:
дремка
(dremka)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Malay:
meridap
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Malay:
مريدڤ
(meridap)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Malay:
ridap
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Malay:
tidur siang
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Marathi:
डुलकी
(ḍulkī)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Norwegian Bokmål:
lur
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Norwegian Nynorsk:
høneblund
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Iranian Persian:
چُرْت
(čort)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Polish:
drzemka
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Portuguese:
sesta
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Portuguese:
soneca
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Portuguese:
cochilo
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Romanian:
pui de somn
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Romanian:
somnișor
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Romanian:
somnuleț
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Russian:
лёгкий сон
(ljóxkij son)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Russian:
коро́ткий сон
(korótkij son)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Scottish Gaelic:
dùsal
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Scottish Gaelic:
norrag
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Serbo-Croatian:
dremež
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Serbo-Croatian:
drijemež
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Serbo-Croatian:
дремка
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Serbo-Croatian:
dremka
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Slovak:
šlofík
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Slovene:
dremanje
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Slovene:
dremež
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Slovene:
kinkanje
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Spanish:
siesta
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Spanish:
camarón
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Spanish:
cabezada
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Spanish:
motoso
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Swedish:
tupplur
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Tagalog:
idlip
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Tagalog:
hipig
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Tagalog:
paghipig
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Thai:
งีบ
(ngîip)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Ottoman Turkish:
اویقو
(uyku)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Ukrainian:
коро́ткий сон
(korótkyj son)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Urdu:
جَھپْکی
(jhapkī)
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
West Frisian:
knipperke
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
West Frisian:
slûchje
— a short period of sleep, especially during the day
Bulgarian:
мъх
(mǎh)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Finnish:
nukka
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
German:
Tuchnoppe
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
German:
Flor
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
German:
Noppe
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
German:
Pol
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
German:
Flocke
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Greek:
χνούδι
(chnoúdi)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Ancient Greek:
κροκύς
(krokús)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Hungarian:
bolyh
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Hungarian:
boholy
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Ingrian:
nukka
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Irish:
caitín
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Irish:
bruth
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Italian:
pelucco
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Japanese:
毛羽
(keba)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Japanese:
毳々
(kebakeba)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Latvian:
uzkārsums
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Māori:
kerehunga
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Māori:
tawhe
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Iranian Persian:
پُرْز
(porz)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Russian:
ворс
(vors)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Russian:
пушо́к
(pušók)
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Slovene:
lȃs
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Swedish:
lugg
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Swedish:
lo
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Tagalog:
mulmol
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Tagalog:
himulmol
— a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Finnish:
nap
— card game
Finnish:
napoleon
— card game
Italian:
napoleone
— card game
Russian:
наполео́н
(napoleón)
— card game
Arabic:
تَقَيَّلَ
(taqayyala)
— to have a nap
Arabic:
أَخَذَ قَيْلُولَة
(ʔaḵaḏa qaylūla)
— to have a nap
Belarusian:
драма́ць
(dramácʹ)
— to have a nap
Bulgarian:
дре́мя
(drémja)
— to have a nap
Bulgarian:
дре́мвам
(drémvam)
— to have a nap
Catalan:
fer una becaina
— to have a nap
Catalan:
fer la sesta
— to have a nap
Catalan:
fer la midgiada
— to have a nap
Catalan:
fer una capcinada
— to have a nap
Catalan:
trencar el son
— to have a nap
Chinese Mandarin:
打盹
(dǎdǔn)
— to have a nap
Chinese Mandarin:
小睡
(xiǎoshuì)
— to have a nap
Chinese Mandarin:
午睡
(wǔshuì)
— to have a nap
Chinese Mandarin:
斜
— to have a nap
Czech:
dát si šlofíka
— to have a nap
Czech:
zdřímnout si
— to have a nap
Czech:
schrupnout si
— to have a nap
Dutch:
een dutje doen
— to have a nap
Estonian:
tukastama
— to have a nap
Estonian:
suigatama
— to have a nap
Estonian:
uinakut tegema
— to have a nap
Finnish:
ottaa nokoset
— to have a nap
French:
faire la sieste
— to have a nap
French:
siester
— to have a nap
Galician:
durmiñar
— to have a nap
Galician:
trasvaiar
— to have a nap
Galician:
tutar
— to have a nap
Galician:
dormentar
— to have a nap
Galician:
topenear
— to have a nap
Galician:
moquear
— to have a nap
Galician:
adormexar
— to have a nap
Galician:
cochar
— to have a nap
Galician:
sonetar
— to have a nap
German:
ein Nickerchen machen
— to have a nap
Greek:
ελαφροκοιμάμαι
(elafrokoimámai)
— to have a nap
Hungarian:
szundít
— to have a nap
Hungarian:
szundikál
— to have a nap
Hungarian:
szunyál
— to have a nap
Italian:
sonnecchiare
— to have a nap
Italian:
appisolarsi
— to have a nap
Japanese:
昼寝する
(hirune suru)
— to have a nap
Japanese:
転寝する
(utatane suru)
— to have a nap
Khmer:
ដេក
(deek)
— to have a nap
Khmer:
ដេកមួយល្បក់
(deek muəy lbɑk)
— to have a nap
Korean:
낮잠을 자다
(natjam-eul jada)
— to have a nap
Latvian:
snaust
— to have a nap
Malay:
meridap
— to have a nap
Polish:
drzemać
— to have a nap
Portuguese:
cochilar
— to have a nap
Portuguese:
sonecar
— to have a nap
Portuguese:
dormitar
— to have a nap
Romanian:
dormita
— to have a nap
Russian:
дрема́ть
(dremátʹ)
— to have a nap
Russian:
подрема́ть
(podremátʹ)
— to have a nap
Russian:
вздремну́ть
(vzdremnútʹ)
— to have a nap
Russian:
кема́рить
(kemáritʹ)
— to have a nap
Scottish Gaelic:
dèan dùsal
— to have a nap
Slovene:
dremati
— to have a nap
Spanish:
sestear
— to have a nap
Spanish:
dormitar
— to have a nap
Spanish:
hacer siesta
— to have a nap
Spanish:
echarse una siesta
— to have a nap
Spanish:
echarse la siesta
— to have a nap
Spanish:
echarse
— to have a nap
Swedish:
ta en tupplur
— to have a nap
Tagalog:
idlip
— to have a nap
Tagalog:
umidlip
— to have a nap
Tagalog:
maidlip
— to have a nap
Thai:
งีบ
(ngîip)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
дріма́ти
(drimáty)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
подріма́ти
(podrimáty)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
куня́ти
(kunjáty)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
покуня́ти
(pokunjáty)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
кема́рити
(kemáryty)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
кима́рити
(kymáryty)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
перекема́рити
(perekemáryty)
— to have a nap
Ukrainian:
перекима́рити
(perekymáryty)
— to have a nap
West Frisian:
knipperje
— to have a nap
Yiddish:
כאַפּן אַ דרעמל
(khapn a dreml)
— to have a nap
Finnish:
nukata
— To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
Japanese:
毛羽立てる
(kebadateru)
— To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather
