"dog-nap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: dog-naps [present, singular, third-person], dog-napping [participle, present], dog-napped [participle, past], dog-napped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} dog-nap (third-person singular simple present dog-naps, present participle dog-napping, simple past and past participle dog-napped)
  1. Alternative form of dognap Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: dognap
    Sense id: en-dog-nap-en-verb-1dkz0egJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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