catnap

n.
A short nap; a light sleep.

intr.v., -napped, -nap·ping, -naps.
To take a short nap; doze lightly.

noun

A brief sleep: doze, nap, siesta, snooze. See awareness/unawareness.

verb

To sleep for a brief period: doze (off), nap, nod (off), siesta, snooze. Idioms: catchgrabtakeforty winks. See awareness/unawareness.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a short sleep (usually not in bed)
  Synonyms: nap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snooze

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The verb catnap has one meaning:

Meaning #1: take a siesta
  Synonyms: nap, catch a wink

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lille lur
v. intr. - tage sig en lille lur

Nederlands (Dutch)
dutje

Français (French)
n. - somme, sieste
v. intr. - faire un somme, faire la sieste

Deutsch (German)
n. - (ugs.) Nickerchen
v. - ein Nickerchen machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) υπνάκος (κατά τη διάρκεια της ημέρας)
v. - παίρνω (έναν) υπνάκο (κατά τη διάρκεια της ημέρας)

Italiano (Italian)
sonnellino, pennicchella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - soneca (f)
v. - cochilar

Русский (Russian)
непродолжительный сон

Español (Spanish)
n. - siestecita
v. intr. - dormir o echar una siestecita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tupplur
v. - ta en tupplur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打瞌睡, 假寐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 打瞌睡, 假寐
v. intr. - 打瞌睡, 假寐

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 선잠
v. intr. - 선잠을 자다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 猫泥棒

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غفوة قصيرة (فعل) يغفو قليلا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תנומה קלה‬
v. intr. - ‮נמנם‬

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