napping

«napping» in Mova's school dictionary: sleeping for a short time, especially during the day — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form (nap, naps, napped, napping); noun (a nap)

meaning for a pupil

1) Napping means sleeping for a short time, especially during the day. tree →

2) Caught napping (informal) means caught not paying attention or not ready. tree →

sense in the lessons

In family life: the baby is napping, Grandad napping in his chair. In science: many animals nap during the day. Phrase: «caught napping» in sport or tests means unprepared.

examples

• Shh, the baby is napping. tree →
• Grandad was napping in front of the TV. tree →
• Cats spend much of the day napping. tree →
• The goalkeeper was caught napping and let in a goal. tree →
• I like napping after a long swim. tree →
• Our dog is napping in the sun. tree →
• "Oh, shepherd," said the lady, "I have caught you napping!" tree →

note

-ing form doubles the p: nap → napping, napped. Noun: a nap (have/take a nap). Similar: doze, snooze, kip (UK informal), forty winks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «napping» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.