napto doze; fibers on the surface of cloth; a downy coatingNot to be confused with:knap ? crest of a small hill; to strike; break off or chipAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreenap 1 (n?p)n. A brief sleep, often during the day.intr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps 1. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.2. To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble; be off guard: The civil unrest caught the police napping.[Middle English, from nappen, to doze, from Old English hnappian.]nap?per n.nap 2 (n?p)n. A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).[Alteration (perhaps influenced by obsolete French nape, tablecloth) of Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch.]nap 3 (n?p)tr.v. napped, nap·ping, naps To pour or put a sauce or gravy over (a cooked dish) in a thin, even layer: “a stuffed veal chop napped with an elegant Port sauce” (Jay Jacobs).[French napper, from nappe, cover; see nappe.]nap 4 (n?p)n.1. a. A trick-taking card game in which each player is dealt five cards and bids the number of tricks he or she intends to take, with the highest bidder deciding the trump.b. The first bid of five tricks in this game, the maximum number in a hand. Also called napoleon.2. See napoleon1.[Short for napoleon.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.nap (næp) vb (intr) , naps, napping or napped1. to sleep for a short while; doze2. to be unaware or inattentive; be off guard (esp in the phrase catch someone napping)na short light sleep; doze[Old English hnappian; related to Middle High German napfen]nap (næp) n1. (Textiles) a. the raised fibres of velvet or similar clothb. the direction in which these fibres lie when smoothed down2. any similar downy coating3. informal Austral blankets, beddingvb, naps, napping or napped (Textiles) (tr) to raise the nap of (cloth, esp velvet) by brushing or similar treatment[C15: probably from Middle Dutch noppe; related to Old English hnoppian to pluck]nap (næp) n1. (Card Games) Also called: napoleon a card game similar to whist, usually played for stakes2. (Card Games) a call in this card game, undertaking to win all five tricks3. (Horse Racing) horse racing a tipster’s choice for an almost certain winner4. (Card Games) to undertake to win all five tricks at nap5. to risk everything on one chance6. not to go nap on slang Austral to hold in disfavour7. nap hand a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is takenvb, naps, napping or napped (Horse Racing) (tr) horse racing to name (a horse) as likely to win a race[C19: short for napoleon, the original name of the card game]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014nap1 (næp) v. napped, nap?ping, n. v.i. 1. to sleep for a short time; doze. 2. to be off one’s guard: The question caught him napping. v.t. 3. to sleep or doze through: I napped the afternoon away. n. 4. a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime. [before 900; Middle English; Old English hnappian to sleep; c. Middle High German napfen] nap?per, n. nap2 (næp) n., v. napped, nap?ping. n. 1. the short fuzzy ends of fibers on the surface of cloth. v.t. 2. to raise a nap on. [1400?50; late Middle English noppe, Old English -hnoppa, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German noppe; akin to Old English hnoppian to pluck] nap?less, adj. -nap a combining form extracted from kidnap, with the general sense ?abduct or steal in order to collect a ransom?: artnap; petnap; starnap. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.napnap – A pretend hit or strike in a theatrical performance.teasel – A tool for raising the nap of something.crushed velvet – Has its nap pointing in different directions in irregular patches.nap – As in a short sleep, it comes from Old English hnappian, “to sleep lightly.”Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.napPast participle: nappedGerund: nappingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativenapnapPresentI napyou naphe/she/it napswe napyou napthey napPreteriteI nappedyou nappedhe/she/it nappedwe nappedyou nappedthey nappedPresent ContinuousI am nappingyou are nappinghe/she/it is nappingwe are nappingyou are nappingthey are nappingPresent PerfectI have nappedyou have nappedhe/she/it has nappedwe have nappedyou have nappedthey have nappedPast ContinuousI was nappingyou were nappinghe/she/it was nappingwe were nappingyou were nappingthey were nappingPast PerfectI had nappedyou had nappedhe/she/it had nappedwe had nappedyou had nappedthey had nappedFutureI will napyou will naphe/she/it will napwe will napyou will napthey will napFuture PerfectI will have nappedyou will have nappedhe/she/it will have nappedwe will have nappedyou will have nappedthey will have nappedFuture ContinuousI will be nappingyou will be nappinghe/she/it will be nappingwe will be nappingyou will be nappingthey will be nappingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been nappingyou have been nappinghe/she/it has been nappingwe have been nappingyou have been nappingthey have been nappingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been nappingyou will have been nappinghe/she/it will have been nappingwe will have been nappingyou will have been nappingthey will have been nappingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been nappingyou had been nappinghe/she/it had been nappingwe had been nappingyou had been nappingthey had been nappingConditionalI would napyou would naphe/she/it would napwe would napyou would napthey would napPast ConditionalI would have nappedyou would have nappedhe/she/it would have nappedwe would have nappedyou would have nappedthey would have nappedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011