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nap away

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nap

1  [nap] verb, napped, nap⋅ping, noun
Use nap away in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to sleep for a short time; doze.
2. to be off one's guard: The question caught him napping.
–verb (used with object)
3. to sleep or doze through (a period of time, an activity, etc.) (usually fol. by away): I napped the afternoon away. He naps away most of his classes.
–noun
4. a brief period of sleep, esp. one taken during daytime: Has the baby had her nap?
Origin:
bef. 900; ME nappen (v.), nap (n.), OE hnappian to sleep; c. MHG napfen

Synonyms:
1. nod, rest, catnap.
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Word Origin & History

nap  (v.)
O.E. hnappian "to doze, sleep lightly," of unknown origin, apparently related to O.H.G. hnaffezan. The noun is first attested c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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