<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>napped, nap·ping: to sleep for a short time; doze.</li><li>to be off one's guard: The question caught him napping.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime: Has the baby had her nap?</li></ul>