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Down times? Crossword Clue [Solved]

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Answer : NAP

sleep, nap – n 
a period of time spent sleeping; “he felt better after a little sleep”; “there wasn’t time for a nap” 

SYNONYMS

catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, kip [chiefly British], siesta, snooze, wink

EXAMPLES

“We can still get a nap before morning.”

“The old man was in a good temper after his nap before dinner.”

“A cup of hot coffee and a nap – then she would feel better.

ETYMOLOGY

“have a short sleep,” Middle English nappen, from Old English hnappian (Mercian hneappian) “to doze, slumber, sleep lightly,” a word of unknown origin, apparently related to Old High German hnaffezan, German dialectal nafzen, Norwegian napp. In Middle English also “be sleepy, be inattentive or careless.” Related: Napped; napping.

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