Nap

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1. Verb

To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.

2. Verb

To be in a careless, secure state.

3. Noun

A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.

4. Noun

Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.

5. Noun

The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.

6. Verb

To raise, or put, a nap on.
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