Usually means: Caught off guard; unprepared.
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  2. catch napping: Wiktionary
  3. catch napping: Dictionary.com
  4. catch napping: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (catch napping)

verb:  (transitive, idiomatic) To surprise; to take advantage of the lack of watchfulness of.

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