Napped

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nap \Nap\ (n[a^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped} (n[a^]pt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Napping} (n[a^]p"p[i^]ng).] [OE. nappen, AS.
     hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to
     bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[imac]pa, to droop.]
     1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer.
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     2. To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as,
        to be caught napping. --Wyclif.
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              I took thee napping, unprepared.      --Hudibras.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  napped
       See {nap}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]
       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}]
       4: a short sleep (usually not in bed) [syn: {catnap}, {cat
          sleep}, {forty winks}, {short sleep}, {snooze}]
       5: a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
          [syn: {Napoleon}]
       v : take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
           [syn: {catnap}, {catch a wink}]
       [also: {napping}, {napped}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  napped
       adj : (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress
             of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"
             [syn: {brushed}, {fleecy}]