noun
definition
A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
verb
Examples of nap in a Sentence
We can still get a nap before morning.
The old man was in a good temper after his nap before dinner.
A cup of hot coffee and a nap - then she would feel better.
Sarah made an excuse of putting Tammy down for a nap and left them alone.
I would like to go back to the hotel and nap for a bit.
I need a nap.
Grimly, he realized he wouldn't be catching a nap for some time.
It wasn't yet midnight and his afternoon nap had worked so well he was far from ready for bed.
You should let him take a decent nap in our room and drop this silly business.
The essence of the raising-cloth is a weft that will provide plenty of nap and yet have sufficient fibre to maintain the strength of the web.
She would take a little nap and then wake him later.
I was left sitting on my hands until the appointed hour of Howie's nap before Betsy assigned me the chore of remaining in the small room while he slept.
Do you want to take a nap?
Part of her hoped he was too tired to do anything, that he took a nap instead and she was able to free the necklace.
Hardly a man takes a half-hour's nap after dinner, but when he wakes he holds up his head and asks, "What's the news?" as if the rest of mankind had stood his sentinels.
Betsy gently roused me from my nap for a late dinner.
Sometimes, however, a player is allowed to go "Wellington" over "Nap," and even "Blucher" over "Wellington."
Bumpus jumped from his nap at the sound of the familiar word.
I put aside the paper and tried to nap.
I wished to get a nap, mon cousin, but I can't.
All this resurrection is exhausting, I need a nap.
Death was waiting for Gabriel when he dozed off. He'd planned on staying awake and moving so she wouldn't catch up to them, but even he needed a short nap after three straight days of grueling travel in the underworld.
Go see Hannah and take a nap. This will all blow over soon, and things will go back to normal.
I've got a splitting headache I'm going upstairs for a nap.
In any case a quick afternoon nap is no hardship for most people.
The count, holding his cards fanwise, kept himself with difficulty from dropping into his usual after-dinner nap, and laughed at everything.
All right, you go nap.
You go up and take a little nap.
Is Destiny still taking a nap?
I need a shower, take a nap I'll meet you in the bar, we must have a rap.
Go to bed early and catch a nap whenever you can.
The teasels were used to raise the nap of the fabric prior to shearing.
Younger children may still need a nap or breaks to ` run in the garden ' .
For some patients, a short daytime nap is beneficial.
Breakfast followed by another power nap was the order of the day.
I can actually do things without needing a three hour nap!
In July a hefty four hundred kilo polar bear decided to take a nap at the end of the airport runway.
If you feel yourself becoming sleepy while driving, why not stop in a safe place for a nap.
Possibly, like his pet terrier, has a little nap after dinner.
The " hcl NAP " is the simplest form of a mechanical to neural transduction.
There, there, I tell you, and the count moved to go out of the room, taking the papers, probably to reread them in his study before having a nap.
Thereafter, the strobe threshold decays exponentially with time in the absence of suprathreshold NAP pulses.
So until then and with Gracie whimpering away behind me as she enjoys a wee dream during her afternoon nap.
You may even discover a white tip reef shark or two taking a nap.
Jane hoped for a resurgence in her energy after she took a nap.
Tanner took a quick nap to replenish his dwindling energy.
It is a common syndrome amongst newborns that they will nap intensely during the day and then remain energetic during the night.
Still, newborn nap patterns can also be very inconsistent.
When your infant naps in the daytime, it is always best for mothers to jump on this opportunity for a nap themselves.
This includes when traveling, setting alarms for meetings or even to give a wake up call after an afternoon nap.