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Catnap

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A short nap; a light sleep.

verb-intransitive. To take a short nap; doze lightly.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A brief, light sleep.

v. To take a catnap.

v. To kidnap a cat.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

v. take a siesta

Word Usage

"Two or three flies buzzed irritably now and then against the smoke-begrimed windowpanes, and the clerk's dreary preamble went on and on till Sir Francis closed his eyes and wondered whether a small "catnap" would be possible between the sections of the seeming interminable document."

Verb Form

catnapped catnapping catnaps

Cross Reference

nap shuteye snooze

Variant

catnapped catnapping

Form

catnapper

Same Context

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