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Meaning of nap

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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},
           {nap}]
      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}, {nap}]
      4: sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
         [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {cat sleep}, {forty winks}, {short
         sleep}, {snooze}]
      5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes [syn:
         {Napoleon}, {nap}]
      v 1: take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
           [syn: {nap}, {catnap}, {catch a wink}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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