napping

nap-ping · verb

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Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of nap; sleeping for a short period, especially during the day.

  2. 2.

    (Idiom) In the phrase "caught napping," meaning to be found unprepared or off guard.

Related words

Antonyms: alertness, waking
See also: dozing, nap, sleeping
Synonyms: dozing, slumbering, snoozing

Etymology

Present participle of nap, from Old English hnappian meaning "to doze, sleep lightly."