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to sap
01
to gradually drain or deplete someone's power or strength
Transitive: to sap power or strength
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
sap
3rd person singular
saps
past simple
sapped
past participle
sapped
Examples
Constant stress can sap one's mental resilience.
02
to undermine or hollow out the ground beneath something
Transitive: to sap the ground
Examples
The constant flow of water had sapped the ground beneath the foundation, causing the building to tilt.
Sap
01
a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
saps
02
a gullible or easily fooled person
Informal
Examples
He lost all his money in that scam because he 's such a sap.
03
a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
Examples
The maple tree produces sweet sap.
Lexical Tree
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