sap
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/sæp/
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/sæp/
noun
R
The watery substance in plants that helps them grow by carrying nutrients.
The tree's sap flows through its branches, just like blood does in our bodies.
R
A person who is easily fooled or cheated.
He's such a sap, he believed every word the salesman said.
verb
R
To gradually weaken or drain the strength of something or someone.
The long illness sapped his energy, making him feel very tired.
translation
The watery substance in plants that helps them grow by carrying nutrients.; A person who is easily fooled or cheated.
To gradually weaken or drain the strength of something or someone.
Word Forms
3rd Present
saps
Past
sapped
Perfect
sapped
Progressive
sapping
Plural
saps