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nap (1)

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
nap1 /nap, næp /
▸ verb
(naps, napping, napped)
[no object] sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day:
she took to napping on the beach in the afternoons.
▸ noun a short sleep, especially during the day:
excuse me, I'll just take a little nap.
– PHRASES
catch someone napping British informal
(of a person, action, or event) find someone off guard and unprepared to respond:
he caught the runner napping off second base and tagged him out.
– ORIGIN Old English hnappian, probably of Germanic origin.