nap
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- noun
- /næp/
:
siesta
- I think I'll go and have my nap before supper.
- take a nap
- nap time
- daytime nap
But I enjoy naps and sleep better.
- But I enjoy naps and sleep better.
- So for you personally, naps, yay, nay, or Nah.
- I feel like I need a nap after that video.
- So then change your nap protocol and move it earlier.
- life short, take naps. Life motto right here.
- But you know, I'm not really a nap taker either.
- I got to tell you that nap when you press snooze is the sweetest.
- I don't take naps during the day unless it's the weekend.
- Probably the first nap I've taken in couple years maybe.
- So that was how the first nap went with no Binky.
- And I, I so I'm big on naps for a couple of reasons.
Examples
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I love to take a short nap on lazy Sunday afternoons.
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Did you enjoy your nap?
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I feel like I need a nap after that video.
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But it's because he had a nap on the school run.
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Lie down for your nap, sweetie.
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I was taking a little nap.
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I'm gonna take a little nap.
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Now I'm going to take a nap until we dock at the hospital.
Fiction book (1990) -
In mainland China, it is widely perceived that taking an afternoon nap is a healthy complement to normal sleep.
Academic text (2012) -
I don't take naps during the day unless it's the weekend.
Synonyms
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A period when you stop activity to relax or sleep
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A short nap people take in the early afternoon after lunch
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A short light sleep taken during the day, often not in bed
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A short light sleep during the day not in bed
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A short sleep during the day, usually not in bed
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A short, shallow sleep you wake up easily from
A short light sleep taken during the day
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Etymology
Nap for a short sleep comes from an old English word nappen meaning 'to doze' or 'sleep a little'. So a nap is simply a small, light sleep that refreshes you.