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catnap
[ kat-nap ]
verb (used without object)
- to doze or sleep lightly.
catnap
/ ˈkætˌnæp /
noun
- a short sleep or doze
verb
- intr to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently
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For the first six weeks, he labored without a break, taking catnaps in his truck and returning to the fire station to shower and sleep before heading out again.
This cat tree tower features five tiers for your cat to play, exercise, and take a much-needed catnap.
Usually they had about 15 to 30 minutes between laps before they had to shuffle to the start line again, just enough time to grab a snack, change socks, gulp down some of race co-director Monte McIndoe’s hot Tang, and catch the tiniest of catnaps.
He fought bravely against his seasickness and took the key for a time while Jack stole a catnap.
There was no yawning and stretching and closing one eye for a catnap about that awakening.
Dr. Grenfell went to his room to snatch a catnap before the start.
Sometimes when I get here a little early I take a catnap myself.
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