Meanings
verbnap it (third-person singular simple present naps it, present participle napping it, simple past and past participle napped it)
present singular third person naps it · participle present napping it · participle past napped it · past napped it
- UKobsoleteslangSynonym of catch it (“to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten”).
[…] you'll nap it if you says any thing to they coves.
1952, Bulletin of the New York Public Library, volume 56, page 1211 more example
No doze a dozing by the way — You'll nap it if you do — so pray Walk along John! walk along, John!
1865, John Labern, Labern's Comic Minstrel, volume 1, page 40Synonyms: catch it
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of catch it (“to be severely reprimanded, punished, or beaten”).
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nap it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nap%20it
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“nap it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nap%20it. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nap it,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nap%20it.
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