NAP

nap. Nap, n. a short sleep, a down on cloth

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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. 1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. Chaucer.
2. 2. To be in a careless, secure state. Wyclif.
I took thee napping, unprepared. Hudibras.