nap

  • 21nap-? — *nap ? germ.?, Substantiv: nhd. Rübe; ne. beet; Interferenz: Lehnwort lat. nāpus; Etymologie: s. lat. nāpus, Maskulinum, Steckrübe; …

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  • 22Nap — For other uses, see Nap (disambiguation). Hammock napping on a patio, in Costa Rica A nap is a short period of sleep, usually during daytime. Naps may be taken when one becomes drowsy during the day or as a traditional daily practice. It is… …

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  • 23nap — al·lo·sy·nap·sis; an·nap·o·lis; aph·a·nap·ter·yx; car·nap·tious; del·phi·nap·ter·us; dog·nap; kid·nap·per; NAP; nap; nap·less; nap·ra·path; shag·a·nap·pi; si·nap·ic; kid·nap·pee; pet·nap·ping; kid·nap; nap·kin; nap·per; nap·pi·ness; nap·py;… …

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  • 24NAP II — Der nationale Allokationsplan (NAP, nationaler Zuteilungsplan) ist eine im Rahmen des europäischen Treibhausgasemissionshandels von jedem Mitgliedstaat der Europäischen Union jeweils am Anfang einer Handelsperiode (3 bzw. 5 Jahre) zu erstellende… …

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  • 25nap — {{11}}nap (n.1) downy surface of cloth, mid 15c., from M.Du. or M.L.G. noppe nap, tuft of wool, probably introduced by Flemish cloth workers. Cognate with O.E. hnoppian to pluck, ahneopan pluck off, O.Swed. niupa to pinch, Goth. dis hniupan to… …

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  • 26nap — nap1 /nap/, v., napped, napping, n. v.i. 1. to sleep for a short time; doze. 2. to be off one s guard: The question caught him napping. v.t. 3. to sleep or doze through (a period of time, an activity, etc.) (usually fol. by away): I napped the… …

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  • 27nap — I. /næp / (say nap) verb (i) (napped, napping) 1. to have a short sleep; doze. –noun 2. a short sleep; a doze. –phrase 3. catch someone napping, to discover someone unprepared or off guard. {Middle English nappe(n), Old English hnappian} II. /næp …

  • 28nap — 1. v. & n. v.intr. (napped, napping) sleep lightly or briefly. n. a short sleep or doze, esp. by day (took a nap). Phrases and idioms: catch a person napping 1 find a person asleep or off guard. 2 detect in negligence or error. Etymology: OE… …

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  • 29nap — [[t]næ̱p[/t]] naps, napping, napped 1) N COUNT If you have a nap, you have a short sleep, usually during the day. Use your lunch hour to have a nap in your chair... I might take a little nap. Syn: snooze 2) VERB If you nap, you sleep for a short… …

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  • 30nap — I UK [næp] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms nap : present tense I/you/we/they nap he/she/it naps present participle napping past tense napped past participle napped to sleep for a short period of time, usually during the day • catch someone… …

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