to catnap
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4.4
- verb
- /ˈkætˌnæp/
:
siestear
- Often she stays up all night trying to work on her poems, so that she often catnaps during her weekly poetry workshop at Northampton Community College and wakes in chills of sweaty guilt about how little she's able to give her students.
Examples
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If I have a moment to spare, I like to catnap on the couch to recharge my energy.
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I catnap to store up, night and day.
Fiction book (1997) -
You kind of, you know, catnap with your dogs, but there's just too much to be done.
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She could catnap anywhere, and though this was sometimes embarrassing, it meant, at least, that she stopped talking, and Lucilla and Jeff had learned to be grateful for these respites.
Fiction book (1990) -
During my lunch break, I often catnap to feel refreshed for the afternoon ahead.
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She found a quiet corner at the park where she could catnap undisturbed for a little while.
Synonyms
369
1.0
To stop being awake and rest with your eyes closed
43
2.3
To sleep lightly for a short time without meaning to
23
3.8
To slowly fall asleep without meaning to
23
1.0
To sleep for a short time during the day
15
3.8
To sleep lightly or peacefully
12
4.1
To fall asleep for a short time without meaning to
2
6.1
To be half asleep for a short time
2
7.9
To fall asleep by accident because you are very tired
2
7.9
To sleep to get some rest
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5.5
To sleep for a short time, often during the day
To sleep for a short time, often on a sofa
To begin to fall asleep without meaning to
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Etymology
Catnap as a verb comes from the same idea, cat + nap, and the image of a cat's quick doze helps you remember it. So to catnap is 'to take a short, light sleep', often to rest for a few minutes.