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go nap on

go nap on is the alternative form of go nap.

Meaning of go nap

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 on

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

Questions about go nap on

What is go nap on the alternative form of?
Go nap on is the alternative form of go nap.

Words near go nap on in the dictionary

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

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