| Front | sap |
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| Back | sap noun, verb BrE /sæp/ NAmE /sæp/ noun word origin 1 [uncountable] the liquid in a plant or tree that carries food to all its parts Maple syrup is made from sap extracted from the sugar maple tree. 2 [countable] (informal, especially NAmE) a stupid person that you can easily trick, or treat unfairly The poor sap never knew what was going on behind his back. verb verb forms word origin example bank (-pp-) to make sth/sb weaker; to destroy sth gradually ~ sth The hot sun sapped our energy. ~ sb (of sth) Years of failure have sapped him of his confidence. |
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