CATNAP (catnapped, catnapping)

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Irregular inflected forms: catnapped    , catnapping   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does catnap mean? 

• CATNAP (noun)
  The noun CATNAP has 1 sense:

1. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

  Familiarity information: CATNAP used as a noun is very rare.

• CATNAP (verb)
  The verb CATNAP has 1 sense:

1. take a siesta

  Familiarity information: CATNAP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CATNAP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

catnap; forty winks; light sleep; nap; short sleep; snooze

Hypernyms ("catnap" is a kind of...):

sleeping (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "catnap"):

siesta (a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries))

zizz (a nap)

Derivation:

catnap (take a siesta)

• CATNAP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take a siesta

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

catch a wink; catnap; nap

Context example:

She naps everyday after lunch for an hour

Hypernyms (to "catnap" is one way to...):

catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "catnap"):

doze; drowse; snooze (sleep lightly or for a short period of time)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

catnap (sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed))