Năp1, n.
n. [See infra.] 1. A short sleep or slumber; a doze; a siesta. [Colloq.] 2. Ale. [Scot.] [Cant.]
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Nap
Nāp2, v. i.
v. i. [imp. & p. p. NAPPED (nāpt); p. pr. & vb. n. NAPPING.] [A-S. hnīppian, hnappian, to take a nap, to slumber, allied to Icel. hnappa, to be bent, to crowd together, hnæppa, to bend, press.]
- To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
- To be in a careless, secure state. Wycliffe.
Năp3, n.
n. [A-S. hnoppa, nap, Dan. noppe, D. noppe, nop, L. Ger. nobbe.] Woolly or villous surface, as of felt, of cloth, of some plants, and the like; external covering of down, or short, fine hairs or fibers combed out of the substance of any thing, and lying smoothly in one direction.
Năp4, n.
n. [A-S. cnäp, cnäpp, a top, knop, Icel. hnappŕ, globule, head. See KNOP.] A knop; a bunch or protuberance. See KNOP.