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sap Definition and Meaning in English (sap definition)

noun
Synonyms:juicefluid
Quick Answer • Definition

Sap definition: Sap is the vital fluid that transports nutrients and water throughout a plant.

Definitions of Sap

  1. 1noun

    Sap is the vital fluid that transports nutrients and water throughout a plant.

  2. 2verb

    To gradually weaken or destroy a person's strength, energy, or an organization's resources.

Example Sentences

“Maple trees are tapped in spring to collect their sweet sap.”

“The long journey began to sap his energy.”

“The company's resources were sapped by the ongoing legal battle.”

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past tensesapped
present participlesapping
adjectivesapless

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

sap someone's energycollocation

To gradually drain someone's physical or mental strength.

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