Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a nap: as, a napped fabric.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
nap .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing
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Examples
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And E napped, which is another reason she's an easier patient than M, who refuses to nap unless she passes out.
Notes from the Sickroom Becca 2005
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And E napped, which is another reason she's an easier patient than M, who refuses to nap unless she passes out.
Archive 2005-02-01 Becca 2005
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I seem to have "napped" all afternoon, but never mind!!
sheepdip Diary Entry sheepdip 2002
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Sandy Stewart "napped" stones on the road in his shirt sleeves, wet or fair, summer and winter, till he was persuaded to retire from active duty at eighty-five, and he spent ten years more in regetting his hastiness and criticising his successor.
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush Ian Maclaren 1878
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Sandy Stewart "napped" stones on the road in his shirt-sleeves, wet or fair, summer and winter, till he was persuaded to retire from active duty at eighty-five, and he spent ten years more in regretting his hastiness and criticising his successor.
Stories by English Authors: Scotland (Selected by Scribners) Various 1878
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Sandy Stewart "napped" stones on the road in his shirt sleeves, wet or fair, summer and winter, till he was persuaded to retire from active duty at eighty-five, and he spent ten years more in regretting his hastiness and criticising his successor.
A Doctor of the Old School — Volume 1 Ian Maclaren 1878
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Sandy Stewart "napped" stones on the road in his shirt sleeves, wet or fair, summer and winter, till he was persuaded to retire from active duty at eighty-five, and he spent ten years more in regretting his hastiness and criticising his successor.
A Doctor of the Old School — Complete Ian Maclaren 1878
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Unfortunately, I crashed around 12: 30pm and "napped" for four hours.
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Had napped beneath trees that, from this height, looked only as large as thumbnails.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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When my baby napped, I felt emancipated, and raced around the house tending to what I thought were important, urgent and essential tasks.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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