·vt To raise, or put, a nap on.
II. Nap ·noun A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
III. Nap ·vi To be in a careless, secure state.
IV. Nap ·add. ·noun ·same·as Napoleon, 1, below.
V. Nap ·noun The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
VI. Nap ·vi To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to Doze.
VII. Nap ·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.