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went nap

went nap is the simple past 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.

Questions about went nap

What is went nap the simple past of?
Went nap is the simple past of go nap.

Words near went nap in the dictionary

  1. went like a dream
  2. went long
  3. went mental
  4. went missing
  5. went moggy
  6. went nap
  7. went nap on
  8. went narrow
  9. went native
  10. went negative
  11. went night-night

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