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verb
1‘they arrived to find her napping on the sofa’
SYNONYMS
doze, sleep, sleep lightly, take a nap, catnap, rest, take a siesta, drowse
informal snooze, snatch forty winks, drop off, nod off, get some shut-eye
British informal kip, have a kip, zizz, get some zizz
North American informal catch a few Zs, catch some few Zs
literary slumber
noun
1‘she'd been awake all night and was looking forward to taking a nap’
SYNONYMS
sleep, light sleep, catnap, siesta, doze, lie-down, rest
informal snooze, forty winks, shut-eye
British informal kip, zizz
literary slumber
noun
1‘use a wire brush to raise the nap of the suede’
SYNONYMS
pile, fibres, threads, weave, shag, texture, feel, surface, grain
Phrases
- catch someone napping
SYNONYMS
catch off guard, catch unawares, take by surprise, surprise, catch in an unguarded moment, catch out, find unprepared
informal catch someone with their pants down, catch someone with their trousers down
British informal catch on the hop
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