Толковый словарь английского языка - nap
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I. intransitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: Middle English ~pen, from Old English h~pian; akin to Old High German hnaffezen to doze Date: before 12th century to sleep briefly especially during the day ; doze , to be off guard, II. noun Date: 14th century a short sleep especially during the day ; snooze , III. noun Etymology: Middle English noppe, from Middle Dutch, flock of wool, ~ Date: 15th century a hairy or downy surface (as on a fabric), ~less adjective ~ped adjective IV. transitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: 1620 to raise a ~ on (fabric or leather), V. noun Etymology: from to go ~ (to make all the points in the card game Napoleon) Date: 1895 a pick or recommendation as a good bet to win a contest (as a horse race), VI. transitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: 1927 to pick or single out in a ~
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1. v. & n. --v.intr. (napped, napping) sleep lightly or briefly. --n. a short sleep or doze, esp. by day (took a nap). Phrases and idioms catch a person napping 1 find a person asleep or off guard. 2 detect in negligence or error. Etymology: OE hnappian, rel. to OHG (h)naffezan to slumber 2. n. & v. --n. 1 the raised pile on textiles, esp. velvet. 2 a soft downy surface. 3 Austral. colloq. blankets, bedding, swag. --v.tr. (napped, napping) raise a nap on (cloth). Derivatives napless adj. Etymology: ME noppe f. MDu., MLG noppe nap, noppen trim nap from 3. n. & v. --n. 1 a a form of whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five. b a call of five in this game. 2 a the betting of all one's money on one horse etc. b a tipster's choice for this. --v.tr. (napped, napping) name (a horse etc.) as a probable winner. Phrases and idioms go nap 1 attempt to take all five tricks in nap. 2 risk everything in one attempt. 3 win all the matches etc. in a series. nap hand a good winning position worth risking in a venture. not go nap on Austral. colloq. not be too keen on; not care much for. Etymology: abbr. of orig. name of game NAPOLEON ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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