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go nap

go nap verb: in the game of napoleon, to declare all five tricks a success, rewarded by a double payment all-round.

Verb

go nap (third-person singular simple present goes nap, present participle going nap, simple past went nap, past participle gone nap)

  1. In the game of napoleon, to declare all five tricks a success, rewarded by a double payment all-round.
  2. (UK, broadly, figuratively) To risk everything on a single chance or to bet heavily on a particular outcome.

Forms of go nap

third-person singular presentgoes nap
present participlegoing nap
pastwent nap
past participlegone nap
alternative formgo nap on

Questions about go nap

What does go nap mean?
Go nap means in the game of napoleon, to declare all five tricks a success, rewarded by a double payment all-round.
What part of speech is go nap?
Go nap is a verb.
What is the past tense of go nap?
The past tense of go nap is went nap.

Words near go nap in the dictionary

  1. go long
  2. go mad
  3. go mental
  4. go missing
  5. go moggy
  6. go nap
  7. go nap on
  8. go narrow
  9. go native
  10. go negative
  11. go night-night

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