sap
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
saps
plural
saps
Britannica Dictionary definition of SAP
1
[noncount]
:
a watery juice inside a plant that carries the plant's food
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Sap is taken from maple trees to make syrup.
2
[count]
chiefly US, informal
:
a person who is easily tricked or cheated
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The poor sap believed everything she told him.
2
sap
/ˈsæp/
verb
saps;
sapped;
sapping
2
sap
/ˈsæp/
verb
saps;
sapped;
sapping
Britannica Dictionary definition of SAP
[+ object]
1
:
to use up the supply of (something, such as a person's courage, energy, strength, etc.)
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Moving the couch up the stairs sapped her strength.
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Months of rejections after job interviews sapped his confidence.
2
:
to cause (someone) to lose courage, energy, strength, etc.
— usually + of
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The illness sapped him of his strength.
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Her last three losses have sapped her of her confidence.
