nap

Definition

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

Etymology

From Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (“to doze, slumber, sleep”), from Proto-West Germanic *hnappōn (“to nap”). Cognate with Old High German hnaffezan, hnaffezzan (whence Middle High German nafzen (“to slumber”) whence German dialectal napfezen, nafzen (“to nod, slumber, nap”)).

Example Sentences

• "The regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse."
• "I took thee napping, unprepared."