The difference between Nap and Sleep

When used as nouns, nap means a short period of sleep, especially one during the day, whereas sleep means the state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

When used as verbs, nap means to have a nap, whereas sleep means to rest in a state of reduced consciousness.


check bellow for the other definitions of Nap and Sleep

  1. Nap as a noun:

    A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

  1. Nap as a verb:

    To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

  2. Nap as a verb:

    To be off one's guard.

    Examples:

    "The regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse."

  1. Nap as a noun:

    A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.

  2. Nap as a noun:

    The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.

    Examples:

    "If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction."

  1. Nap as a verb:

    To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).

  1. Nap as a noun (British):

    A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.

  2. Nap as a noun (uncountable, card games):

    A card game in which players take tricks; properly .

  3. Nap as a noun:

    A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.

  1. Nap as a verb (obsolete):

    To grab; to nab.

  1. Nap as a verb (cooking):

    To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).

  1. Nap as a noun (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):

    A cup, bowl.

  1. Sleep as a verb (intransitive):

    To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

    Examples:

    "You should sleep 8 hours a day''."

  2. Sleep as a verb (intransitive, of a [[spinning top]] or [[yo-yo]]):

    To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

    Examples:

    "When a top is sleeping, it is spinning but not [[precessing]]."

  3. Sleep as a verb (transitive):

    To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

  4. Sleep as a verb (transitive):

    To accommodate in beds.

    Examples:

    "This caravan can sleep up to four people''."

  5. Sleep as a verb (transitive):

    To be slumbering in (a state).

    Examples:

    "to sleep a dreamless sleep"

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  6. Sleep as a verb (intransitive):

    To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.

  7. Sleep as a verb (intransitive):

    To be dead; to lie in the grave.

  8. Sleep as a verb (intransitive):

    To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

    Examples:

    "a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps"

  9. Sleep as a verb (computing, intransitive):

    To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

    Examples:

    "After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again."

  1. Sleep as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.

    Examples:

    "I really need some sleep''."

    "We need to conduct an overnight sleep test to diagnose your sleep problem."

  2. Sleep as a noun (countable, informal):

    An act or instance of sleeping.

    Examples:

    "I’m just going to have a quick sleep''."

  3. Sleep as a noun (informal, by extension):

    A night.

    Examples:

    "usex There are only three sleeps till Christmas!"

  4. Sleep as a noun (uncountable):

    Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

    Examples:

    "synonyms: sleepy q1=informasleeper q2=informasleepy dust q3=informacrusty q4=slang gound q5=UK dialectal"

    "Wipe the sleep from your eyes''."

  5. Sleep as a noun:

    A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.

    Examples:

    "synonyms nyctinasty nyctitropism"

  6. Sleep as a noun:

    The hibernation of animals.

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