noun🔗ShareThe juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition."The sapling needed plenty of water to support its flow of sap. "plantbiologynaturesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree."The carpenter carefully examined the sap of the tree trunk before choosing a piece for the project. "plantmaterialpartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny juice."The sap from the maple tree was used to make syrup. "plantsubstancebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVitality."The young student's enthusiasm and eagerness showed a remarkable sap of energy. "energyphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA naive person; a simpleton"The new student was a complete sap, easily convinced by everyone's stories. "personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.)."The drought was so severe that the trees were slowly saping all the moisture from the soil. "plantbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exhaust the vitality of."The long hours of studying for the exam sapped her energy. "energybodymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack."The bully used a sap to threaten the other students. "weaponpoliceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strike with a sap (with a blackjack)."The bully tried to sap the student, but the teacher intervened. "policeweaponactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc."The soldiers dug a sap to approach the enemy's fortifications. "militarywararchitecturetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of."The constant arguing between the siblings was slowly sapping their parents' energy. "actionmilitarywarpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pierce with saps."The gardener used a sharp tool to sap the rotten branch from the tree. "weaponmilitarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken."His constant complaining about the project's difficulties began to sap his colleagues' enthusiasm. "actionconditionprocessenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gradually weaken."he saps my energy"energyactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps."The rebels were secretly sapping the enemy's defenses, hoping to weaken them before a full-scale attack. "militarywarbuildingtechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
