catnap

[ kat-nap ]
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noun
  1. a short, light nap or doze.

verb (used without object),cat·napped, cat·nap·ping.
  1. to doze or sleep lightly.

Origin of catnap

1
An Americanism dating back to 1815–25; cat + nap1

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British Dictionary definitions for catnap

catnap

/ (ˈkætˌnæp) /


noun
  1. a short sleep or doze

verb-naps, -napping or -napped
  1. (intr) to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently

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