Nap (năp), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Napped (năpt); p. pr. & vb. n.Napping (–pĭng).] [OE. nappen, AS. hnæppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hnīpa, to droop.] 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. Chaucer.
2. To be in a careless, secure state. Wyclif.
I took thee napping, unprepared. Hudibras.