Napping
[næp]
Definition
(adj.) not prepared or vigilant; 'the blow caught him napping'; 'caught in an off-guard moment'; 'found him off his guard' .
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nap
(n.) The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
(n.) A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body.
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Examples
- Machines with fine metal card teeth are now largely used for this purpose, and of which the planetary napping machine of Ott, patent No. 344,981, July 6, 1886, is an example. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We are ready for a familiar thing; it does not catch us napping, or play unexpected tricks with us. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- We did not catch them napping, but found a well-entrenched battle line confronting us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
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