as in napped
to sleep lightly or briefly
after a rigorous walk over the Devon moors, I needed to kip down a bit on the daybed
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A couple napped under a striped umbrella.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026 -
The results revealed subjects who napped had weaker synaptic connections in their brains than those who stayed awake.—
Hunter Boyce,
AJC.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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South Africa is at full-strength side with recalls for Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Keshav Maharaj, who were all rested for the last Super Eight game against Zimbabwe.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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With tougher fixtures in the back-end of the week, Arteta rested Rice against Forest to keep him fresh.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Kipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kipped. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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