sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day

she took to napping on the beach in the afternoons

a short sleep, especially during the day

excuse me, I'll just take a little nap

the raised hairs or threads on the surface of fabric or suede leather, in terms of the direction in which they naturally lie

carefully machine the seam, following the direction of the nap

a bedroll used for sleeping on in the open

a card game resembling whist in which players declare the number of tricks they expect to take, up to five

a tipster's prediction of the probable winner of a race

he discovered that his nap of the day had sprinted home at 10–1 at Doncaster

name (a horse or greyhound) as a probable winner of a race

Harbinger is napped to win the Novices' Hurdle

(of a horse) refuse, especially habitually, to go on at the rider's instruction; jib

horses which nap should be dealt with by professionals