napping (verb)

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• catch someone napping — verb To take advantage of someones inattention …   Wiktionary

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• nap — I. /næp / (say nap) verb (i) (napped, napping) 1. to have a short sleep; doze. –noun 2. a short sleep; a doze. –phrase 3. catch someone napping, to discover someone unprepared or off guard. {Middle English nappe(n), Old English hnappian} II. /næp …  

• nap — I. intransitive verb (napped; napping) Etymology: Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian; akin to Old High German hnaffezen to doze Date: before 12th century 1. to sleep briefly especially during the day ; doze 2. to be off guard II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nap — nap1 verb (naps, napping, napped) sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day. noun a short sleep of this type. Origin OE hnappian, prob. of Gmc origin. nap2 noun 1》 the raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather,… …   English new terms dictionary

• surprise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Unexpectedness Nouns surprise, nonexpectation, unexpectedness, the unforeseen, unforeseen contingency or circumstances, miscalculation, astonishment, wonder, thunderclap, turn, blow, shock, bolt from the …   English dictionary for students

• nap — [[t]næ̱p[/t]] naps, napping, napped 1) N COUNT If you have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day. Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair... I might take a little nap. Syn: snooze 2) VERB If you nap, you sleep for a short… …   English dictionary

• Liste von Anglizismen — Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Liste häufiger Anglizismen (alphabetisch) 1.1 Lehnwörter 1.2 Pseudoanglizismen 1.3 Lehnübersetzungen 1.4 Lehnbedeutungen 1.5 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• catch — 1 verb past tense and past participle caught 1 STOP/TRAP SB (T) a) to stop someone after you have been chasing them and prevent them from escaping: You can t catch me! she yelled, running away across the field. | If the guerrillas catch you, they …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• nap — nap1 [ næp ] noun 1. ) count a short sleep, usually during the day: take/have a nap: I think I ll take a little nap this afternoon. 2. ) singular the soft top layer of some cloths, carpets, etc. that consists of short fibers that all lie in one… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• nap — 1 noun 1 (C) a short sleep, especially during the day: have/take a short nap: I usually take a nap after lunch. 2 (singular) the soft surface on some cloth and leather, made by brushing the short, fine threads or hairs in one direction compare… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English