overnap

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/əʊvəɹnæp/

verb

To take too many short sleeps.

“If you overnap in the daytime, you may have trouble sleeping at night.”

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Meanings

verbovernap (third-person singular simple present overnaps, present participle overnapping, simple past and past participle overnapped)

present singular third person overnaps · participle present overnapping · participle past overnapped · past overnapped

  1. colloquialraretransitiveTo take too many short sleeps.

    If you overnap in the daytime, you may have trouble sleeping at night.

Origin

From over- + nap.

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APA

overnap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overnap

MLA

“overnap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overnap. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overnap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overnap.

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