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| sap [ sap ] |
noun (plural saps) |
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1. plant fluid: a watery liquid containing mineral salts, sugars, and other nutrients that circulates through the conducting tissues of a plant
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2. body fluid: any essential body fluid
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3. energy: bodily strength or vitality
  feel the sap rising
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4. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's intelligence and judgment
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slang insult
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5. U.S. small club: a weapon such as a blackjack
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transitive verb (past and past participle sapped, present participle sap·ping, 3rd person present singular saps) |
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1. draw sap from plant: to drain a plant of sap
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2. U.S. hit somebody with sap: to hit or knock somebody out with a sap
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| [ Old English sæp< Germanic] |
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| sap·less adjective |
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