Meaning

7 senses
  1. A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

    Nickerchen

    лёгкий сонljóxkij son, коро́ткий сонkorótkij son

    коро́ткий сонkorótkyj son

    sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

  2. (countable, uncountable)A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.

    Tuchnoppe, Flor, Noppe

    ворсvors, пушо́кpušók

    a soft or fuzzy surface texture

  3. (countable, uncountable)The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.

    If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.

  4. (UK, countable, uncountable)A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.

  5. (uncountable)A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.

    наполео́нnapoleón

    a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

  6. (countable, uncountable)A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.

  7. (Northern England, Scotland)A cup, bowl.

Examples

426 sentences
  1. Tom says he needs a nap.

    Том сказав, що йому треба здрімнути.

    ruТом сказал, что ему нужно вздремнуть.

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  2. I want to take a nap.

    Я хочу подрімати.

    ruЯ хочу вздремнуть.

    deIch möchte ein Nickerchen machen.

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  3. I'd like to take a nap.

    Я хотів би подрімати.

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  4. Tom said he wanted to take a nap.

    Том сказав, що він хоче здрімнути.

    ruТом сказал, что хочет вздремнуть.

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  5. Tom said he needed to take a nap.

    Том сказав, що йому треба здрімнути.

    ruТом сказал, что ему нужно вздремнуть.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a short period of sleep, especially during the day:
Русский
By meaning 3
a short period of sleep, especially during the day:
a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather:
card game:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a short period of sleep, especially during the day:
a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather:

Origin

From Middle English nap, from the verb nappen. From late Middle English noppe, nappe, fro

From Middle English nap, from the verb nappen.

From late Middle English noppe, nappe, from Middle Dutch and Middle Low German noppe, noppen (“to trim the nap”), ultimately from knappen (“to eat, crack”), of imitative origin. Related to the first element of knapsack.

From the name of the French emperor Napoleon I of France.

From Middle English nap (“a bowl”), from Old English hnæpp (“a cup, bowl”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz (“a cup, bowl”). Cognate with Dutch nap (“drinking cup”), Low German Napp (“bowl, cup”), German Napf (“bowl”), Icelandic hnappur (“button, key”). Doublet of hanap. See also nappy.

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Forms

plural: naps
Singularnap
Pluralnaps

regular

Synonyms

28 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words

Collocations

10 patterns
  • take a nap
  • nap after lunch
  • an afternoon nap
  • afternoon nap
  • a nap after
  • a short nap
  • nap on the
  • short nap
  • a nap in
  • take naps

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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