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nap

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1. nap - Noun

2. nap - Verb

Meaning

To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.

To be in a careless, secure state.

A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.

Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.

The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.

To raise, or put, a nap on.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I never take a nap after dinner but when I have had a bad night and then the nap takes me. Samuel Johnson

There is no point at which you can say, 'Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap.' Carrie Fisher

I don't feel old. I don't feel anything till noon. That's when it's time for my nap. Bob Hope

Death is the reaper who doesn't take a midday nap. Spanish Proverb

If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. If you want happiness for a day -- go fishing. If you want happiness for a month -- get married. If you want happiness for a year -- inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime -- help someone else. Chinese Proverb

If you want happiness for an hour -- take a nap. Chinese Proverb

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