catnap

UK: /ˈkætnæp/ US: /ˈkætˌnæp/ ,(kat′nap′)

Inflections of 'catnap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

catnaps

v 3rd person singular

catnapping

v pres p

catnapped

v past

catnapped

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

cat•nap /ˈkætˌnæp/   n., v., -napped/-ˌnæpt/  -nap•ping. 
n. [countable]

1. a short, light nap:
   a quick catnap on the sofa.

v. [no object]

2. to sleep briefly;
   doze.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cat•nap  (kat′nap′), n., v., -napped, -nap•ping. 
n. 

1. a short, light nap or doze.

v.i. 

2. to doze or sleep lightly.

• cat + nap 1815–25, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

catnap / ˈkætˌnæp/ noun

1. a short sleep or doze

verb ( -naps, -napping, -napped)

1. (intransitive) to sleep or doze for a short time or intermittently