CATNAP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: catnapped , catnapping

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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)

Meaning:

Take a siesta

Example:

She naps everyday after lunch for an hour

Synonyms:

catch a wink; catnap; nap

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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))