a cat nap

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a cat nap

A very brief but restful period of sleep. I'm going to try to squeeze in a cat nap before my next shift starts, or else I'll be feeling sluggish for the entire evening.
See also: cat, nap
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CAT BASKET Pixie reclines LAZING Z Pixie's favourite catnap spots
IT ASDA BE PURRFECT
A HOTEL chain yesterday began renting out its rooms for half-an-hour to enable tired motorists to take a catnap.
Hotels offer pounds 5 catnap
"Eight hours, and if I don't get it I really value a catnap."
Me & my health - Sharon Maughan
IT was the catnap to beat all catnaps when Toots the tabby settled down to grab 40 winks in a chest of drawers - and slept for eight days.
Eight-day catnap!
The army officer will be forced to catnap for almost 42 days in a row when he takes part in a major endurance test this spring.
Just time for a catnap here and there in this major endurance test
SLEEPY moggy Demi thought she had found the perfect spot for a cosy catnap.
CAT ON A HOT SPIN; Moggy survives in tumble dryer for 40 minutes at 40C
Those who were allowed to take a five-minute catnap were better at remembering the words.
NAPS AID MEMORY
After a quick catnap, they packed up their belongings and made there way back to their hotel suite - to continue their honeymoon in private.
Newlywed Rodders has a good morning, sweetheart; NICHOLAS AND HIS BRIDE LUCY ENJOY A CALIFORNIA HONEYMOON (WITH NO SIGN OF DEL BOY)
Being tired definitely makes depression worse so catnap during the day and get someone to help with night feeds.
SELF-HELP HOW TO OVERCOME POSTNATAL DEPRESSION
COURT 3Hemming yesterday and kitten COUPle Z MP and his lover sIleNT nMrs Hemming approaches bRIef PAws nCrouching to avoid detection CA P T I O NnIn here CATNAP nLeaving with the kitten gOINg INn She enters love rival's home
THe CAT BURGLAR; MP's betrayed wife guilty of stealing love rival's kitten
There is a wicked fairy, handsome prince, cursed needle, and a princess whose unplanned catnap overruns by a century or so.
The Razz: What's On: No risk of falling asleep during this little beauty; SLEEPING BEAUTY ON ICE REVIEW King's Theatre,Glasgow
COURT Hemming yesterday and kitten COUPLE MP and his lover SILENT Mrs Hemming approaches BRIEF PAWS Crouching to avoid detection CATNAP Leaving with the kitten GOING IN She enters love rival's home CAPTION In here
THE CAT BURGLAR; MP's betrayed wife guilty of stealing love rival's kitten
It's depressing stuff with only a handful of laughs for younger viewers and even less for parents, who will undoubtedly be feline in dire need of a catnap.
the razz/dvd video: THE CAT IN THE HAT ##### PG
Researchers said more than one in five Britons admitted copying cartoon favourite Homer Simpson by grabbing a crafty catnap.
SIX MILLION BRITS SLEEP ON THE JOB; Workers doze off like Homer
Those that do make it into work say kipping is high on the agenda with almost half (45%) of workers admitting to a catnap at work after a big night out.
COST OF A FESTIVE BOOZE-UP
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