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saps

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noun

The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.

Examples :

"In springtime, maple trees yield their saps, which are collected and boiled down to make syrup. "

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noun

The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.

Examples :

"The carpenter used the saps of the felled tree to make a sturdy fence post. "

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noun

Examples :

"The maple tree saps are collected to make syrup. "

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noun

Examples :

"Even after a long day of work, her exercise routine restores her saps. "

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noun

A naive person; a simpleton

Examples :

"He's such a generous person, but some saps take advantage of his kindness and ask him for money they never intend to pay back. "

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verb

To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).

Examples :

"The ivy slowly saps the moisture from the brick wall, weakening it over time. "

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verb

To exhaust the vitality of.

Examples :

"The long hours of studying for the exam saps my energy. "

energy physiology

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noun

A short wooden club; a leather-covered hand weapon; a blackjack.

Examples :

"The security guard carried a saps discreetly in his pocket for self-defense. "

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verb

To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).

Examples :

"The mugger saps his victim from behind before stealing his wallet. "

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A 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.

Examples :

"During the siege, the engineers dug a series of saps closer and closer to the enemy's fortress walls, providing covered access for the attacking soldiers. "

military war architecture

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verb

To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from his boss slowly saps his confidence at work. "

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verb

To pierce with saps.

Examples :

"The construction crew saps the rock face with drills before setting the explosives. "

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verb

To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from his boss saps his motivation at work. "

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verb

To gradually weaken.

Examples :

"he saps my energy"

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verb

To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute saps.

Examples :

"The workers were secretly sapping the foundation of the old house to prepare for the new addition. "

military war action