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catnap
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
catnap
(noun)
catnap
/
ˈ
kætˌnæp/
noun
plural
catnaps
catnap
/
ˈ
kætˌnæp/
noun
plural
catnaps
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATNAP
[
count
]
:
a short period of sleep
:
a brief nap
He took/had a
catnap
.
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— catnap
verb
catnaps
;
catnapped
;
catnapping
[
no object
]
She closed her eyes to
catnap
while her friend drove the car.
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