napn.1
/nap/, U.S. /næp/, Scottish English /nap/ Now rare (in later use Scottish).
A drinking-cup; a bowl; esp. (in later use) one used for milk. Also: a large bowl; a tub.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun]
chalicec825
napeOE
copc950
fullOE
cupc1000
canOE
shalec1075
scalec1230
maselin?a1300
mazer1311
richardine1352
dish1381
fiole1382
pece1383
phialc1384
gobletc1400
bowl-cup1420
chalice-cup1420
crusec1420
mazer-cup1434
goddard1439
stoup1452
bicker1459
cowl1476
tankard1485
stop1489
hanapa1513
skull1513
Maudlin cup1544
Magdalene cup?a1549
mazer bowl1562
skew1567
shell1577
godet1580
mazard1584
bousing-can1590
cushion1594
glove1609
rumkin1636
Maudlin pot1638
Pimlico1654
mazer dish1656
mug1664
tumbler1664
souce1688
streaker1694
ox-eye1703
false-cup1708
tankard-cup1745
poculum1846
phiale1867
tumbler-cup1900
stem-cup1915
sippy cup1986
eOE Cleopatra Gloss. in J. J. Quinn Minor Lat.-Old Eng. Glossaries in MS Cotton Cleopatra A.III (Ph.D. diss., Stanford Univ.) (1956) 66 Patera, hnæpp.
OE Antwerp Gloss. (1955) 83 Ciatus, hnæp.
OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 266 Poculi : calicis, steapes uel hnæppes.
OE Rec. Gifts of Bp. Leofric to Exeter Cathedral (Bodl.) in A. J. Robertson Anglo-Saxon Charters (1956) 226 vi mæsene sceala, & ii gebonede hnæppas.
a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 163 Hire nap of mazere.
c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 175 Breoke nep oðer disch.
c1275 in C. Brown Eng. Lyrics 13th Cent. (1932) 51 Hwer beoð þine dihsches..? Hwer beoþ þine nappes?
c1330 Body & Soul (Auch.) (1889) 34 Y nam þe first, no worþ þe last. Þat haþ ydronken of þat nap.
a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 728/16 Jubar [perh. read jubbe], a neppe.
1610 Edinb. Test. XLVI. f. 174, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Naip The siluir naip with the cheinȝeis weyis fourtene vnce.
1824 J. Mactaggart Sc. Gallovidian Encycl. 78 The milk-maid she scrubbed and scyringed her naps.
1877 R. De B. Trotter Galloway Gossip Sixty Years Ago 366 There was a ring put into the nap the feet were washed in, and all the young people grabbed in among the dirty water.
1901 Gallovidian 3 72 Than she gaed oot tae toom the nap in the syre.
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napn.2
/nap/, U.S. /næp/α. late Middle English nop, late Middle English–1500s noppe; Scottish pre-1700 nop, pre-1700 nope.
β. 1500s nappe, 1500s– nap, 1500s– nappe, 1600s napp; Scottish pre-1700 nap, pre-1700 nape, pre-1700 nappe.
γ. 1700s–1800s knap; Scottish 1700s– knap.
1. † a. Originally: woolly material removed from the surface of cloth by shearing, esp. (usually in plural) considered as the stuffing of pillows, mattresses, etc. (cf. nap bed n., nap sack n. at Compounds). Obsolete.† c. figurative.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > with pile or nap
nap1374
poil1582
pile1843
1374 in J. Stuart & G. Burnett Exchequer Rolls Scotl. (1878) II. 468 Et de iiij libris noppys, xij d.
1509 in R. K. Hannay Rentale Dunkeldense (1915) 211 [12 stones] noppis [at 2s. the stone].
1561–2 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1916) XI. 103 iiij stane nappis to thair beddis and boustaris.
1656 in T. Craig-Brown Hist. Selkirkshire (1886) II. 390 The 3 walk-milnes payes in the year £60, and 3 stone of napes.
1780 A. Young Tour Ireland (Dublin ed.) I. 181 Large quantities of knap are constantly taken out of the machine.
b. The rough layer of projecting threads or fibres on the surface of a woollen or other textile fabric. Later also: a special pile given to cloth, esp. velvet, by artificially raising, cutting, and smoothing the short fibres.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > [noun] > pile or nap of
wloc950
nap1440
pile1568
mote?a1600
Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 358 Noppe of a clothe, Villus, tomentum.
1495 Act 11 Hen. VII c. 27 They pull of both the noppe and the coton of the same Fustians.
a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Biiv Whan the noppe is rughe it wolde be shorne.
1589 A. Fleming tr. Virgil Georgiks iv. 69 in A. Fleming tr. Virgil Bucoliks They bring towels with nap shorne off (The floow or roughness shorne away for feare to hurt his handes).
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary iii. 165 The nap of the cloth (and that somewhat course) being worne off, the ground plainely appears.
1662 M. W. Marriage Broaker iii. i. 44 in Gratiæ Theatrales The outside shall be like your self, that is, A traveller from Spain; although I dare Say, that the nappe shall not be worn so bare.
1710 J. Swift in J. Swift & R. Steele Tatler No. 238 His only Coat, where Dust confused with Rain, Roughen the Nap, and leave a mingled Stain.
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. at Tease To scratch cloth in order to level the nap.
1805 J. Luccock Nature & Prop. Wool 124 The principal object is to procure a long and well formed knap.
1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. i. v. 90 It is very old, torn, and threadbare, with no nap upon it.
1882 G. A. Sala Amer. Revisited (1885) 232 To destroy the nap on gentlemen's coats.
1891 A. Chase & E. Clow Stories of Industry II. 43 The cutting-machine or shearing engine..shears the nap off close, leaving a smooth face to the cloth.
1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 51/1 (advt.) Every Olson Rug is woven reversible, with the same smooth, firm nap on both sides to give twice the wear.
1973 E. Wilson Embroidery Bk. (1975) i. 15 Sometimes this linen twill was brushed to form a raised nap, giving the fabric an attractive softness.
1995 Burda Aug. 63/2 Fabrics like pilot cloth, velvet, corduroy and velour have a surface pile (nap) with the pile hairs running in a specific direction.
(a) With reference to wit (cf. bombast n. 3, fustian n. 2). Obsolete.
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the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > [noun] > newness, freshness, or originality
noveltya1398
greenness1544
nap1591
verd1603
virginity1639
originalness1727
originality1782
freshness1807
verdurousness1856
unhackneyedness1884
1591 J. Lyly Endimion v. ii. sig. H4v You haue worne the nappe of your witte quite off, and made it thredbare.
a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 91 When the nap of this Project was fallen off.
1682 Lenten Prol. 1 in 3rd Coll. Poems (1689) 26/1 Our Prologue-Wit grows flat: the Naps worn off.
(b) to bring (also get) one's nap up (U.S. colloquial): to (cause one to) lose one's temper (cf. dander n.4). Obsolete.
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the mind > emotion > anger > [verb (transitive)] > make angry
wrethec900
abelgheeOE
abaeileOE
teenOE
i-wrathec1075
wratha1200
awratha1250
gramec1275
forthcalla1300
excitea1340
grieve1362
movea1382
achafea1400
craba1400
angerc1400
mada1425
provokec1425
forwrecchec1450
wrothc1450
arage1470
incensea1513
puff1526
angry1530
despite1530
exasperate1534
exasper1545
stunt1583
pepper1599
enfever1647
nanger1675
to put or set up the back1728
roil1742
outrage1818
to put a person's monkey up1833
to get one's back up1840
to bring one's nap up1843
rouse1843
to get a person's shirt out1844
heat1855
to steam up1860
to get one's rag out1862
steam1922
to burn up1923
to flip out1964
1843 Spirit of Times 9 Sept. 326/2 This information brought our nap right up.
1849 D. Nason Jrnl. 112 The bootblack, having got his nap up, came round very cautiously.
2.
a. In extended use: a soft or downy surface resembling the nap of cloth.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness > surface
nap1591
fledge1915
1591 E. Spenser Muiopotmos in Complaints sig. V4v The veluet nap which on his wings doth lie.
1638 J. Ford Fancies v. 70 Frizzle or pouder their haire, plane their eye-browes, set a napp on their cheekes.
1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) i. xiv. 33 The Liver in its hollow side, cloathed with its Coat and ragged Nap.
1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxv. 356 That which is generally called Jupiter's beard or Silver-bush from the splendid whiteness of the leaves, which is owing to a fine nap or down that covers them.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxvii. 358 Feathers of young frosting gave a plush-like nap to its surface.
1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles III. xliii. 49 Every twig was covered with a white nap as of fur grown from the rind during the night.
1961 Times 13 July 4/1 He found putting difficult because of the subtle nap.
1988 I. Morrison Billiards & Snooker 69/2 The effect of the nap should be appreciated, because your point of aim has to be altered to counteract the nap effect.
b. spec. The smooth glossy surface of a silk, felt, or beaver hat. Now rare (chiefly historical).In quot. 1991 with punning allusion to nap n.3
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > made of specific material > other > surface of
nap1728
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Hat The hat..is..rubbed with Pumice, to take off the coarser Nap; then rubbed over afresh with Seal-Skin, to lay the Nap still finer.
1800 R. Bloomfield Spring in Farmer's Boy 14 Whose hat with tatter'd brim, of knap so bare, From the cow's side purloins a coat of hair.
1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby xxix. 284 Mr. Folair twirled his old hat round upon his hand, and affected the extremest agony lest any of the nap should have been knocked off.
1870 Manufacturer & Builder 2 218/2 Finishing the hat is completed by straightening the nap and imparting the lustre which constitutes its chief beauty.
1957 P. White Voss iii. 63 The nap of his hat had been roughed up, and he was cheaply dressed, and angular.
1991 P. C. Newman Merchant Princes iv. 81 The headgear took the shape of wide-brimmed adaptions of the ‘wideawake,’ a name invented by the humour magazine Punch for a hat that had no nap.
3. A cloth with a nap on it. Now rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > with pile or nap > part of
nap1760
pile1843
1760 Newport Mercury 1 Jan. 3/2 To be sold by King & Hagger... Naps of different Colours.
1771 Pennsylvania Gaz. 26 Sept. 3/1 The Sale of a large Assortment of coarse and fine Broadcloths, Bearskins, Coatings, Naps.
1888 Daily News 3 Dec. 2/7 Some fair orders are being placed for the cheaper makes of tweeds, serges, naps, pilots, and curls.
1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos v. 21 Schiavoni..clock... ‘Sink the damn thing!’ Splash wakes that chap on the wood-barge. Tiber catching the nap, the moonlit velvet.
Compounds
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1477 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 408 Ane pair of schetis, ane nop bed, a bowster.
1567 Edinb. Test. I. f. 32, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Nap-, Nappe-, Nape-bed Ane new nap bed.
1648 in J. Maidment Spottiswoode Misc. (1844) I. 371 Ane wand bed, ane nappe bed, ane bowster.
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1456 in Bannatyne Misc. (1855) III. 94 A bouster, a nopsek.
1541 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 175 Ane nop seke.., quhilk scho lay vpoune.
1583 Edinb. Test. XIII. f. 76, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Napsek Thrie nap sekkis vnfillit.
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1846 Brit. Patent 11,399 (1856) 2 A double set of pile or nap-warp threads.
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1511/2 Nap-warp, in fustian weaving, the upper warp covering the main warp or nap.
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napn.3
/nap/, U.S. /næp/ A short or light sleep, esp. one taken during the day; a snooze.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > an instance or period of > short or light
sloomOE
wink1362
napa1400
slumber1488
dog's sleep1560
dogsleep1674
(not) a wink of sleep1682
doze1731
snooze1793
snatch1820
forty winks1828
eyeful1860
snoose1912
caulk1917
zizz1941
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) 7201 (MED) Sampson wakind of his nap, Of bandis he lete him-seluen scap.
?c1412 T. Hoccleve in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 67 It me reueth many a sleep & nap.
?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) 7435 (MED) Þan I wakynd of my nappe.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 247/2 Nappe a lytell slepe, repos.
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. v. sig. E7v If by fortune any litle nap Vpon his heauie eye-lids chaunst to fall [etc.] . View more context for this quotation
1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy ii. 31 Shall I fetch a Barbour to steale away his rough beard, whiles he sleepes in's naps?
1680 T. Otway Hist. Caius Marius iv. 41 I'll swear it wak'd me out of a sweet Nap.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 112. ⁋3 If by chance he has been surprized into a short Nap at Sermon.
1766 W. Kenrick Falstaff's Wedding ii. iv. 19 Two sound naps, of eight hours a-piece, have something recruited me.
1787 F. Burney Diary 16 Aug. (1842) III. 429 I sat up all night,..not daring to trust to a nap for myself.
1821 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto V clviii. 214 Meanwhile, as Homer sometimes sleeps, perhaps You'll pardon to my muse a few short naps.
1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xxiii. 240 He..refreshed his mind with a nap.
1863 ‘Ouida’ Held in Bondage I. i. 4 A suspicious appearance of having just tumbled out of a nap.
1916 E. R. Burroughs Beasts of Tarzan xviii. 277 He stretched and yawned..and lay down in the bottom of his canoe for a little nap before he plunged into the jungle.
1949 E. Goudge Gentian Hill i. xi. 179 The sermon gave them the chance of a nap after the musical exertions that had preceded it.
1989 Childsplay Oct.–Nov. 2/2 Most toddlers still need sleep during the day but while one nap may be too little, two may be too much.
Phrases
to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) nap.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly
napeOE
slumberc1220
sloomc1275
wink1412
to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425
to sleep a wink1542
drowse1598
jouka1652
doze1693
snooze1789
snoozle1831
zizz1942
a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) 4005 He slombred, and a nappe he tok.
?a1534 H. Medwall Nature ii. sig. giv Whan I am well fed Than get I me to a soft bed My body to repose. There take I a nap or twayn.
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark xiii. 88 Although the people doe sumtymes take a nappe.
1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius Hist. Twelve Caesars 171 Otherwhiles he would catch a nap in the day time, as he sat to minister iustice.
1653 tr. F. Carmeni Nissena 28 He slept but a little..though but for a very smal space he stole a nap.
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 52. ⁋4 [He] seems to take a Nap with his Eyes open.
1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. i. 169 The Variety of Matter..will afford no Room for any of those ludicrous Observations..which may sometimes, perhaps, have prevented thee from taking a Nap when it was beginning to steal upon thee. View more context for this quotation
1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 246 The genius of invention and improvement in Europe seems to be absolutely taking a nap.
1805 T. E. White Jrnl. (1904) 32 I got up this morning with the determination to have a severe nap before night.
1829 G. Jones Sketches Naval Life I. 109 Grog and dinner succeed: after which, the men disperse about the ship, to take a nap, read, talk, or employ themselves otherwise.
1897 W. S. Gilbert Fortune Hunter i. 18 Go and take your afternoon nap.
1931 Amer. Mercury Feb. 163/1 The third is a way of stealing three naps a night in a garage without getting caught.
1932 D. Hammett Nightmare Town (1999) 324 He was catching a nap and he woke up with somebody's hand on his throat.
1965 M. Frayn Tin Men xxv. 137 He took a nap to clear his head.
2000 Times 25 Mar. (Weekend section) 8/8 Do what everyone in the world south of Paris used to do..and have an afternoon nap.
Compounds
naptime n. colloquial the time for taking a nap; a period spent napping.
ΚΠ
1852 Amer. Whig Rev. Nov. 555 It did the people's hearts good to go on a fine summer's evening, between nap-times, and look at the outside of these gorgeous edifices.
1961 M. Beadle These Ruins are Inhabited (1963) x. 136 [She] removed it herself during their nap time so the dears wouldn't be disturbed.
1992 Today's Parent Aug. 30/2 Tips for Interviewing and Visiting... Stay long enough to see how routines like naptime and meals are conducted.
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† napn.4
Obsolete. rare.
A draught; a suck.
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the world > food and drink > drink > [noun] > a drink or draught
shenchc950
drinkc1000
draughtc1200
beveragec1390
napa1450
potation1479–81
potionc1484
slaker?1518
glut1541
pocill1572
adipson1601
go-down1614
slash1614
gulf1674
libation1751
meridian1771
sinda1774
sling1788
mahogany1791
a shove in the mouth1821
nooner1836
quencher1841
refresh1851
slackener1861
squencher1871
refreshener1888
refresher1922
maiden's blush1941
maiden's water1975
a1450 in T. Wright Songs & Carols (1856) 48 He tok that maydyn be the pap, And tok thereof a ryȝt god nap.
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† napn.5
slang. Obsolete. rare.
1. A person who makes an arrest; an arrest.
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society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [noun]
attachmenta1325
arresting1424
arrest1440
arrestment1474
restc1500
attach1508
attaching1515
deprehension1527
prehension1534
apprehending1563
apprehension1577
cog-shoulder1604
caption1609
deprension1654
nap1655
arrestation1792
body-snatching1840
shoulder-tap1842
collar1865
fall1883
nicking1883
cop1886
pinch1900
pickup1908
1655 J. Shirley Gentleman of Venice iii. iv We are cheated by a court-nap [sc. an arresting officer].
1728 Street-robberies, Consider'd 33 Nap, an Arrest.
2. That which is stolen; (in quot.) spec. a stolen sheep.
ΚΠ
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Napper of Napps, a Sheep stealer.
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† napn.6
Obsolete.
= Napoleon n.1
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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > French coins > gold
mouton1357
francc1405
rial1420
salute145.
lew1467
royala1513
angelot1515
sanchet1643
louis1689
louis d'or1689
pavilion1757
Napoleon1814
double Napoleon1816
nap1820
leopard-
1820 T. Moore Mem. (1853) III. 99 Got forty pounds at the banker's and gave Mr. Lake his remaining three Naps.
1862 H. Marryat One Year in Sweden II. 283 English sovereigns and French naps as common as halfpence.
1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. viii. 207 Still—a hundred Naps.! What fat geese, what flagons of brandy, what dozens of wine, what rich soups, what handsome moukieras, what tavern banquets they would bring!
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napn.7
/nap/, U.S. /næp/, Scottish English /nap/ Scottish.
A shin of beef.
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1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 169 The nap or shin is analogous to the hough of the hind leg.
1951 H. W. Pryde M. McFlannel's Romance 124 It'll be that wife McCorduroy in for the len' o' the nap-bone ye made soup wi' yesterday.
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† napn.8
Obsolete. rare.
1. Theatre slang. A pretended blow, a feint; esp. in to give (also take) the nap.
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the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > a stroke or blow > specific on a person > pretended
nap1861
1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 129/1 Then Pantaloon comes up.., and I give him the ‘nap’, and knock him on his back.
1877 Era Almanack 49 I don't think, though, I shall be able to take the nap much longer. I'm growing a bit stiffish.
2. English regional (western). A slap, a blow. Cf. knap n.2
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1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) I'll gi thee a nap under the ear.
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napn.9
/nap/, U.S. /næp/ 1. Cards.
a. A card game in which each player receives five cards and declares the number of tricks he or she expects to win; a call of five tricks in this game. Cf. Napoleon n.2 4a, penny nap n. at penny n. Compounds 1a(c). N.E.D. (1906) notes ‘The game is often called half-penny, sixpenny, etc. Nap, according to the amount paid for each “point” staked.’
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > nap, etc.
Pam1691
Napoleon1876
nap1879
1879 M. E. Braddon Vixen III. 194 The younger members of the house party played Nap.
1887 W. Black Sabina Zembra xxi It was sixpenny ‘Nap’ they were going to play.
1928 Daily Tel. 6 Nov. 9/2 Dice, nap, and klobiosk were played.
1981 G. Brandreth Everyman's Indoor Games 90 The possible bids..are as follows:... Nap (bid to win five tricks).
1990 D. Parlett Oxf. Guide Card Games 194 In Seven and Nine-card Nap either the hand is stripped to five before play begins or the range of bids is extended to Naps of seven or nine.
b. to make one's nap: to win all five tricks; to go nap: to bid to take all five tricks; (in extended use) to score five goals, wins, etc.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [verb (intransitive)] > risk money in hope of gain > heavily
to go nap1894
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > play games of chance [verb (intransitive)] > stake > type of stake
to play high1640
butter1671
set up one's rest1680
to play low1735
paroli1835
to go one's pile1836
to go nap1894
parlay1895
double up1940
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [verb (intransitive)] > actions in specific games > in nap
to make one's nap1894
1894 J. N. Maskelyne ‘Sharps & Flats’ 24 The dupe..being rendered suspicious by the eagerness of those about him to wager that he would not make his Nap.
1906 N.E.D. (at cited word) One who calls five is said to go nap.
1987 Grimsby Evening Tel. 21 Dec. 11 Immingham were not finished and went nap after 88 minutes.
1993 G. F. Newman Law & Order (rev. ed.) 11 Tully..showed his card, stopping another player going nap and taking the pot.
2. to go nap on.
a. Betting. To stake all one can on. Also in extended use. Cf. bundle n. 2h.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > endanger [verb (transitive)] > put at risk > run the risk or brave the dangers of
undergoc1315
venture1548
hazard1550
to venture on (also upon1557
run1592
dare1604
endanger?1611
risk1673
to run the venture of1723
court1930
to go nap on1959
c1884 J. Glover Racing Life 38 Look here, you go nap—now hear that? nap!—on Royal Angus.
1898 Westm. Gaz. 12 Feb. 6/1 The market is going nap on the British Tea Table.
1959 Times 22 Dec. 3/2 That is the sort of thing that poses another problem within the selectors' main one—whether to go nap on the ability that they know a man has in him, or whether to go entirely on the evidence of trials.
1967 N. Marsh Death at Dolphin x. 256 When you get one of your hunches..I reckon it's safe to go nap on it.
1980 B. Castle Castle Diaries 93 Our two main conclusions..made it all the more imperative that we should go nap on ‘people’.
2001 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Oct. (Features section) 22 The lovely ‘Bob and Rose’ (ITV) went nap on charm.
b. Chiefly Australian. To be enthusiastic about something. Frequently in negative contexts.
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the mind > emotion > love > liking or favourable regard > have liking for [verb (transitive)] > be enamoured of or enthusiastic about
to go for ——1568
to be shook on1888
to go nap on1918
1918 Kia Ora Coo-ee Dec. 3/3 Talking of souvenirs, I don't go nap on any of the ordinary kind.
1938 F. S. Anthony Me & Gus 8 That's why the girls go nap on you the way they do.
1955 P. White Tree of Man i. vii. 80 I never went nap on the priests meself.
1961 A. Upfield Bony & White Savage vii. 59 The woman who runs the bookshop knows we don't go nap on the sexy stuff.
3. Chiefly Horse Racing.
a. A tipster's prediction of the horse (or greyhound) most likely to win its race on a particular day; the animal so tipped; a bet on this; = nap selection n. at Compounds.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > tip
nap1895
Napoleon1895
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > greyhound racing > [noun] > greyhound by performance
runner-up1842
roughie1908
nap1926
the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > hound > [noun] > greyhound > kinds of or used for specific purpose
side lay1575
wolf-greyhound1825
Newmarket greyhound1856
harlequin greyhound1883
snap1896
dog1898
nap1926
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > favourite
good thing1735
favourite1813
pea1888
cert1889
selection1901
nap1926
nap selection1927
stickout1930
shoo-in1950
society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > [noun] > type of bet
swoopstake1599
by-beta1627
levant1714
even money1732
play or pay bet1738
side bet1769
long shot1796
sweep1849
pay-or-play1853
sweepstake1861
pari-mutuel1868
to go a raker1869
flutter1874
skinner1874
by-wager1886
plunge1888
accumulator1889
saver1891
mutuel1893
quinella1902
parlay1904
Sydney or the bush1924
treble1924
daily double1930
all-up1933
round robin1944
double1951
twin double1960
perfecta1961
pool1963
lose bet1964
tiercé1964
Yankee bet1964
Yankee1967
nap1971
superfecta1971
tricast1972
triple1972
trixie1973
telebetting1974
trifecta1974
over-and-under1975
over-under1981
spread bet1981
1895 Starting Price 30 Mar. 1/2 Our ‘Outsider's’ nap of Docker for the Hainton Stakes.
1926 Westm. Gaz. 20 July 1/4 The Whip, who yesterday gave Lightstep, Nap (won 3–1),..continues to hold a strong lead in Naps over the selections of the other racing critics.
1971 Post (S. Afr.) 9 May (Cape ed.) 16/5 (advt.) Information from ‘Horseman’ includes jackpots, naps, accumulators, duplas, quinellas, doubles.
1987 Times 1 Apr. 38/3 Kings Victory now has an outstanding chance today and he is my nap.
1995 Daily Star 25 Apr. 44/1 ‘Tiger’ Tony Lewis hit the bookies at the seaside track when his nap Ertlon (5–1) bolted home.
b. In extended use: a likely success or winner, a favourite; esp. (British) a company or share tipped to do well.
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1983 B. Willis & A. Lee Captain's Diary xi. 179 He was my ‘nap’ to make more Test runs than anyone, and I saw nothing in our practice sessions to discourage me.
1987 Observer 22 Feb. 40/4 The rise in the UK stock market this year has been breathtaking. The large companies especially have done well, with the seven naps I and my panel selected for you well to the fore.
1990 Daily Express 5 Feb. 17/5 Barclays looks the nap. It is showing the biggest..rise in business.
2000 Daily Mail (Nexis) 31 Dec. Allied Domecq, my nap for 2000, ended the year at 442 pence.
Compounds
nap hand n. a hand likely to win all five tricks in the game of nap; (in extended use) a set of five goals, wins, etc. [Compare nap hand at nap adj. and discussion at that entry.]
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > other card games > [noun] > nap, etc. > hand
nap hand1899
1899 Captain 1 369/2 He showed me the way to deal myself a ‘nap’ hand, no matter who shuffled the cards.
1955 Radio Times 22 Apr. 9/2 Both these races (run over the Rowley Mile) test three-year-olds in the spring and complete the ‘nap hand’ of classics.
1995 Racing Post 14 July 47/3 Paul Young's dog should comfortably complete a nap-hand of course and distance victories in less than a month.
nap selection n. = sense 3a.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > favourite
good thing1735
favourite1813
pea1888
cert1889
selection1901
nap1926
nap selection1927
stickout1930
shoo-in1950
1927 W. E. Collinson Contemp. Eng. 30 He stars this one, and the horse so starred is the nap selection.
1960 Which? Mar. 60/1 The figures in the table are based on the correspondent's ‘nap’ selection—the word comes from a card game—for each day's racing, the horse that he thinks is the best bet.
2001 Belfast News Let. (Nexis) 3 Nov. (Sport section) Golden Row is an uninspired nap selection to continue his winning sequence.
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napn.10
/nap/, U.S. /næp/, Australian English /næp/ Australian slang. Now rare.
Bedding used by a person sleeping in the open air.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [noun] > a covering > cloth or textile > for the person > used when sleeping outdoors
nap1892
groundsheet1907
1892 Bulletin (Sydney) 2 Apr. 13/1 Drip, drip, drip! and one's ‘nap’ is far from dry Tis hard to keep the water out—however one may try.
1936 A. Russell Gone Nomad iii. 15 Here I hobbled out my horse and built a fire, placing beside it my nap and sweat-soaked saddle for pillow.
1968 W. Gill Petermann Journey 24 I knew where to put my ‘nap’, the Territory word for a ‘swag’.
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napn.11
/nap/, U.S. /næp/, New Zealand English /nɛp/ New Zealand.
1. A table napkin. Now rare.
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1892 Nelson (N.Z.) Evening Mail 26 Apr. (advt.) Warner & Co. have opened up a lot of novelties and scarce lines, comprising..side board cloths, d'oyleys, afternoon tea cloths, table naps, etc.
1925 N.Z. Truth 28 Mar. 2/6 (advt.) Household parcel 32/6... 1 damask table cloth 56x56 ins. 6 dinner naps. 6 yds. choice casement net [etc.].
1950 Otago Daily Times 29 Nov. (advt.) Boxed damask sets... Cloth, 54in x 72in, and 6 naps to match.
2. A baby's nappy; = napkin n. 4.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > underwear > [noun] > baby's nappy
whittlec900
diapera1616
hipping1731
napkin1842
didy1902
nappy1920
nap1930
1930 Hutt News (N.Z.) 4 Sept. 8/1 (advt.) The Economic for baby wear.—Vests 1/–; bibs 1/–; booties 1/6; naps 10/6 dozen.
1939 Auckland Star 4 Feb. 2/3 (advt.) Lost, zip bag, containing lady's purse, money and baby's naps, between Lemmington Rd. and Surrey Cres.; reward.
1988 G. Lay Fools on Hill 87 She shook her head, hugging the child to her... ‘Get me a dry nap, will you?’ she said.
1998 P. Grace Baby No-eyes (1999) 11 Clothes for me. Stretch-'n'-grows galore. Bibs, feeders, naps and Treasures.
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† napadj.
English regional (Yorkshire). Obsolete.
Expert, clever. Frequently in nap hand: a person who is skilled at an occupation or activity.
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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > expert, proficient, or versed
wiseOE
perfectc1350
expertc1374
pertc1390
complete1526
flesh-bred1548
exact1589
proficienta1593
traded1609
well (better, best) verseda1610
made-upa1616
thorough-paceda1628
elementeda1661
peevish1673
adept1698
finished1710
nap1862
1862 C. C. Robinson Dial. Leeds & Neighbourhood 371 He's a nap hand at his trāade!
1881 Yorkshireman 74 He is what is termed a nap skater.
1887 J. Hartley Halifax Clock Almanack 39 The printin' wor done by one o' th' other lads 'at wor a nab-hand at it.
1897 Halifax Courier 29 May 7/7 Nap-hand, an expert. One particularly good at his trade, or at any game of skill.
1917 Illustr. War News 31 Jan. 24/1 Gillay was a nap-hand at taking precautions. He could preach sermons at any moment of the day about Prevention being better than Cure.
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napv.1
/nap/, U.S. /næp/ 1. † b. transitive. To allow to rest; to put to sleep. Obsolete. rare.
a. intransitive. To sleep lightly or for a brief time; to take a short sleep. Formerly also: †to be sleepy (obsolete). In earlier use also figurative (cf. sense 2).Formerly frequent in renderings of biblical passages.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [verb (intransitive)] > for a short time or lightly
napeOE
slumberc1220
sloomc1275
wink1412
to take (also catch, have, steal, etc.) a (also one's) napa1425
to sleep a wink1542
drowse1598
jouka1652
doze1693
snooze1789
snoozle1831
zizz1942
eOE (Mercian) Vespasian Psalter (1965) iii. 4 (6) Ego dormiui et somnum coepi : ic hneappade & slepan ongon.
eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xxviii. 193 Ne slapige no ðin eage, ne ne hnappigen ðine bræwas.
OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xxv. 5 Ða se brydguma ylde þa hnappudon hig ealle & slepun.
OE tr. Defensor Liber Scintillarum (1969) i. 4 Obdormiscunt in concupiscentiis et delectationibus carnis : hi hnappiað on gewilnungum & gelustfullungum flæsces.
a1200 MS Trin. Cambr. in R. Morris Old Eng. Homilies (1873) 2nd Ser. 201 Sume men slapeð faste, and sume nappeð.
c1230 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Corpus Cambr.) (1962) 166 Þe neappið up on helle breord, ha torplið ofte al in ear ha least wenen.
c1300 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Otho) 1219 So he [ga]n nappi [c1275 Calig. slomnen], þar after to slepe.
c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) 2 Pet. ii. 3 The perdicioun of hem nappith not.
c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. v. 393 ‘I most sitte’, seyde the segge, ‘or elles shulde I nappe’.
c1475 (a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 303 (MED) To þise sectis ceessiþ not þe iugement þat is now & bifore tymes, & here leesing nappiþ not.
c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) lx Gif I hald my pes, than will sche nap.
1519 W. Horman Vulgaria viii. f. 88 I can nat but nappe, whyle he precheth.
1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 77 The boy did nap, Whereby bright Phœbus did great Mars intrap.
1647 J. Trapp Comm. Evangelists & Acts (Matt. xxv. 5) They slept but half-asleep, they napped and nodded.
1679 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle ii. sig. D4 'Tis better in the Towne, Where we may nap together, for..To sleepe without a snatch would mickle grieve me.
1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth III. 103 On whose fair Hills..The God of Love lay knapping.
1767 J. Penn By Way of Prevention 23 It would, we think, be better for them to be found rather watching, than napping.
a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III ii, in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 239/1 He..On every side did perk and peer Till he saw Peter dead or napping.
1881 M. C. Hay Missing III. 118 Aunt Charlotte will nap a little.
1914 S. Lewis Our Mr. Wrenn vii. 85 Napping in his room in the afternoon, Mr. Wrenn heard slight active sounds from her.
1973 L. Hellman Pentimento (1979) 416 Both old people drank a good deal..and napped after every meal.
1992 Internat. Clin. Psychopharmacol. 7 74/1 On dosing days, subjects were required to avoid napping.
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a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) : Prov. (Bodl. 959) vi. 4 Ne ȝyue þou sleep to þyn eȝen & nappe not [L. nec dormitent] þyn eȝelidis.
1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. C3 Argos naytheless his hundred eyes, was napt with musicke, & brought to bedd with Mercuries pipe.
2. to catch (also †take) (a person) napping: to find (a person) asleep. Chiefly figurative: to take (someone) unawares or off guard; to surprise (someone).In quot. 1686 with punning allusion to sense 1a.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > surprise, astonish [verb (transitive)] > take by surprise
oppressa1382
susprisea1400
swikec1400
supprisec1405
catchc1425
to take (a person) at advantage(s)1523
to take (also rarely catch, find) a person tardy1530
to take tarde1547
to take (a person) short1553
to catch (also take) (a person) nappinga1576
preoccupate1582
surprise?1592
overcomea1616
to take (or catch)‥unawaresa1616
to take at a surprise1691
to catch (also take) on the hop1868
to catch (a person) bending1910
wrong-foot1957
a1576 Bp. J. Pilkington Godlie Expos. Nehemiah (1585) iv. xv. 65 Our mortall enemie..hopeth to speede at length, and take thee napping.
a1659 R. Brownrig 65 Serm. (1674) II. vi. 62 How much more unbecoming is it, that the Sun of righteousness should take us napping?
1686 T. D'Urfey Banditti Epil. He that is to a Modest Beauty Yok'd..And with a Tumbling Whore is taken Napping, Deserves a Flauging.
1715 L. Theobald tr. Aristophanes Plutus v. i. 54 Whenever I was taken napping in an Enormity, you never was so kind to bear a part of the Blows that were my certain Perquisite.
1793 T. Pennant Lit. Life 101 He may also justly conceive a jalousy that there may have been..moments when poor virtue may be caught napping, and the sum of female dishonour effected.
1839 E. S. P. Knox Let. 16 Sept. in A. E. Blake Mem. Vanished Generation (1909) iii. 80 I hope you will all keep a good look-out, and not allow yourselves to be caught napping.
1884 Leeds Mercury 30 Apr. 4/6 The truth is that the Government whips were caught napping, as they too often are.
1917 E. R. Burroughs Princess of Mars xxvi. 310 We did not catch them napping, but found a well-entrenched battle line confronting us.
1997 Times Educ. Suppl. 18 July 27/1 The thing about Armageddon is that you don't quite know when it's going to happen. Inevitably, someone, somewhere in the world is going to be caught napping.
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napv.2
/nap/, U.S. /næp/ΘΚΠ
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > treat or process textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > shear
shearc1340
nap?c1475
barb1535
crop1839
?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 86v To noppe, detuberare.
1480 Table Prouffytable Lernynge (Caxton) (1964) 31 Clarisse the nopster Can well her craft..Cloth for to noppe.
1547 Queen Katherine Parr Lamentacion of Synner sig. F.v They have so shorne, nopped & turned Christes garmente.
2. transitive. To provide with a nap; to raise a nap on. Also in extended use. Now poetic and rare.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > treating or processing textile fabric > treat or process textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > put nap on
raise1482
rough1484
row1487
cotton1488
moze1505
frieze1509
teasel1603
nap1608
tease1755
card1766
frizz1806
1608 G. Chapman Conspiracie Duke of Byron iii. sig. F2 His plumes onely Imp the Muses wings,..his head is napt with baies.
1620 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote III. xxxviii. 264 Had the Bayz been napp'd, every Grain of it would have been as big as your biggest Peas.
1685 London Gaz. No. 2009/8 For Beautifying of Cloth,..by Napping and Freezing the same without Honey, Mollosse, or any Moisture.
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Cloth The Cloth thus wove, fulled, nap'd, and shorn, is sent to the Dyer.
1852 C. Morfit Art of Tanning, Currying, & Leather-dressing (1853) 534 To soften the fibres, and nap the surface without cutting the flesh off.
1887 G. W. Hazeltine Early Hist. Ellicott, N.Y. 92 In the fall the cloth was brought to the factory, scoured, fulled, colored, napped, sheared and pressed, then taken home and made into garments.
1926 G. G. Denny Fabrics (ed. 2) i. 26 Brushed wool, knit fabrics for sweaters, scarfs, trimmings which have been napped.
1995 A. Fulton Sensual Math 76 Cupid's skin was napped with floral fuzz.
3. U.S.
a. transitive. In African-American usage: to make (hair) frizzy (cf. nappy adj.2 2). Also with up.
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1981 Black Amer. Lit. Forum 15 30/2 The Albino... He bears his teeth..his hair tightly napped white above the raw pink neck.
1991 Details June 95/1 I didn't see any other black people... That's why I kept straightening my hair... They told me,..‘nap you hair up right quick’!
b. intransitive. Of hair: to become frizzy. Also with up.
ΚΠ
1991 L. Cary Black Ice iii. 43 After a few days..my pressed hair began to nap up around the temples.
1994 G. Smitherman Black Talk 164 Nap up, what straightened hair does when it returns to its original, tightly curled..state.
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napv.3
/nap/, U.S. /næp/ slang.† 2. transitive. To receive (severe punishment), esp. in a flogging or a boxing match. Frequently in to nap it (cf. to catch it at catch v. Phrases 12). Also (more generally): to receive (something). Cf. knap v.1 Obsolete.
1. transitive. To seize, catch; to arrest; to steal. Cf. nab v.2 1, 2.In quot. 1995 with punning allusion to kidnap.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)]
pick?c1300
takec1300
fetch1377
bribec1405
usurpc1412
rapc1415
to rap and rendc1415
embezzle1495
lifta1529
pilfer1532
suffurate1542
convey?1545
mill1567
prig1567
strike1567
lag1573
shave1585
knave1601
twitch1607
cly1610
asport1621
pinch1632
snapa1639
nap1665
panyar1681
to carry off1684
to pick up1687
thievea1695
to gipsy away1696
bone1699
make1699
win1699
magg1762
snatch1766
to make off with1768
snavel1795
feck1809
shake1811
nail1819
geach1821
pull1821
to run off1821
smug1825
nick1826
abduct1831
swag1846
nobble1855
reef1859
snig1862
find1865
to pull off1865
cop1879
jump1879
slock1888
swipe1889
snag1895
rip1904
snitch1904
pole1906
glom1907
boost1912
hot-stuff1914
score1914
clifty1918
to knock off1919
snoop1924
heist1930
hoist1931
rabbit1943
to rip off1967
to have off1974
society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > arrest > [verb (transitive)]
at-holda1230
attacha1325
resta1325
takec1330
arrest1393
restay?a1400
tachec1400
seisinc1425
to take upa1438
stowc1450
seize1471
to lay (also set, clap, etc.) (a person) by the heels?1515
deprehend1532
apprehend1548
nipa1566
upsnatcha1566
finger1572
to make stay of1572
embarge1585
cap1590
reprehend1598
prehenda1605
embar1647
nap1665
nab1686
bone1699
roast1699
do1784
touch1785
pinch1789
to pull up1799
grab1800
nick1806
pull1811
hobble1819
nail1823
nipper1823
bag1824
lag1847
tap1859
snaffle1860
to put the collar on1865
copper1872
to take in1878
lumber1882
to pick up1887
to pull in1893
lift1923
drag1924
to knock off1926
to put the sleeve on1930
bust1940
pop1960
vamp1970
1665 R. Head Eng. Rogue I. xxvi. 4 My Chester-Landlord..espy'd me, and..presently fetcht two Officers, and coming out into the street napt me.
1673 in R. Head Canting Acad. 11 If the Cully naps us, And the Lurries from us take.
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Nap the Wiper, to Steal the Handkerchief.
1719 in T. D'Urfey Wit & Mirth IV. 320 But nap'd them in the Streets, By Dozens and Scores.
1753 Discov. J. Poulter (ed. 2) 34 To nap the Slangs from the Cull or Moll; that is,..to take the Things from the Man or Woman.
1828 W. T. Moncrieff Tom & Jerry i. 20 Blunt, my dear boy, is..to be able to flash the screens—sport the rhino—shew the needful—post the pony—nap the rent.
1863 E. Farmer Scrap Bk. (ed. 3) 53 Hunting after sweets we nap some sours.
1879 W. S. Gilbert Wedding March ii. 22 He was actually bolting... I napped him just as he was getting into his cab.
1897 Longman's Mag. Oct. 512 Next morn us ups an' naps 'em [sc. crabs] nicely.
1995 M. Haslam Whole Bauble 22 Did they think the kid was napped As they came back from fruitless search For something worse?
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > [verb (intransitive)] > receive punishment > be punished severely
to buy the bargain dear1352
smart1534
sweata1625
to nap it1699
to get it1805
to catch or get Jesse1839
to get (also catch, take) it in the neck1881
to get beans1893
to get (also do) the book1928
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > boxing > box [verb (intransitive)] > be knocked out or punished
to nap it1699
to take the (full) count1902
1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew at Nask He Napt it at the Nask, he was Lasht at Bridewell.
1753 Discov. J. Poulter (ed. 2) 39 I napt the Flog at the Tumbler; I was whipped at the Cart's Tail.
1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) at Teize To nap the teize; to receive a private whipping.
1811 Lexicon Balatronicum at Morning Drop He napped the king's pardon and escaped the morning drop; he was pardoned, and was not hanged.
1820 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 8 81 Some entered the ring in a very bad condition..and knapped it every round.
1821 Sporting Mag. 7 274 Josh as usual napt it in the first part of the round.
1829 P. Egan Boxiana New Ser. II. 42 Cannon napped some heavy punishment.
1869 S. R. Hole Bk. Roses xiv. 231 He never could fight until he'd napped a clinker.
1879 J. R. Planché Ensign v. 257 Tell them to pass the bottle, and not tap it; I know their customs, rogues! but they shall nap it.
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napv.4
/nap/, U.S. /næp/ Chiefly Horse Racing.
transitive. To name as the nap selection; to recommend as a likely winner. Usually in passive.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > betting > bet on [verb (transitive)] > tip to win
nap1927
1927 Daily Express 22 June 17/7 Great Chum napped for White City Cup Final.
1958 Daily Sketch 2 June 15/3 Lord Derby's Blue Finch has been kept in good work since winning at Doncaster, and is napped for the Kibworth Plate.
1973 Listener 28 June 864/3 You start napping odds-on chances, and they get beaten just as easily as the others.
2001 Irish Times (Electronic ed.) 19 June He is napped against the bottom weight Eljamil.
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napv.5
/nap/, U.S. /næp/ intransitive. Of a horse: to be awkward or disobedient; esp. to refuse to go on at the rider's instruction; to shy. Cf. refuse v.1 8.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > habits and actions of horse > [verb (intransitive)] > shy
start?a1513
skeigh1513
startle1576
flounder1592
shy1796
scotch1832
nap1953
starter pack1955
1953 Showjumping (‘Know the Game’ Series) 35/2 It is considered a resistance, if the horse, wherever he may be, refuses to go forward, stops, naps, reins back or turns round, etc.
1969 E. H. Edwards Horseman's Guide 177 It is this lack of security which makes a horse in new surroundings unwilling to leave his box or even to nap (i.e. refuse to go the way he is asked) when first ridden by a new owner.
1987 Dressage Rev. Spring 52/2 He advocates turning the horse to its soft or supple side if it rears or naps.
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/nap/, U.S. /næp/ Cookery.
transitive. To coat or cover (a dish) with sauce. Usually in passive.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > coating or covering with a layer > coat or cover with a layer [verb (transitive)] > smear or spread with a substance
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1961 S. Beck et al. Mastering Art French Cooking 13 Nap, to cover food with a sauce which is thick enough to adhere, but supple enough so that the outlines of the food are preserved.
1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 15 May 69 Fish dishes such as trout stuffed with a fish souffle and napped with sauce bercy can hit high notes.
1993 N.Y. Times 28 Nov. v. 6/4 The dumplings were paired with artichoke hearts and napped in a rich, tasty Gruyère-flavored sauce.
2001 Cincinnati Enquirer (Nexis) 11 July e2 Serve the salmon cakes in the traditional manner, napped with their creamy piquant sauce.
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