sap
1the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
any vital body fluid.
to drain the sap from.
Origin of sap
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Other definitions for sap (2 of 4)
Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
to undermine; gradually or insidiously weaken or destroy.
Fortification.
to approach (a besieged place or an enemy position) by means of deep, narrow trenches protected by gabions or parapets.
to dig such trenches in (ground).
Fortification. to dig a sap.
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Other definitions for sap (3 of 4)
to hit (someone) with a club: If he tries to sneak out, I'll sap him over the head.
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3Other definitions for s. ap. (4 of 4)
apothecaries' scruple; apothecaries' scruples.
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How to use sap in a sentence
Sugar maple sap has one of the highest sugar concentrations of the maples.
13 edible plants you can still find in the winter | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | December 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIt will take 30 to 50 quarts of sap to produce one quart of syrup, but it’s well worth the trouble.
13 edible plants you can still find in the winter | By Tim MacWelch/Outdoor Life | December 1, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIf your test comes out okay, you can apply these instructions to removing sap from your walkway.
Need to remove sap from asphalt? Get out the hand sanitizer. | Jeanne Huber | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post“The milky sap is not dangerous to the touch and is a plant adaptation to trap small insects that are feeding on the plant itself,” said my friend Ben Hoksch, a Monarch researcher and wild food instructor in Ames, Iowa.
Environment Report: Pipeline Plan Takes a Small Step Forward (With Some Drama) | MacKenzie Elmer | November 23, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoBridgewater staff have learned to protect their chairs from falling tree sap, and replaced their screens and webcams with weather-resistant versions after the original ones failed within a couple of weeks of outdoor exposure.
The world’s biggest hedge fund is working from tents in the forest during the COVID pandemic | Jen Wieczner | September 21, 2020 | Fortune
Anybody with any sap running will probably be out of step with the general parade, at least early on.
Like a picador, he takes his time to sap the strength of his foes before clubbing them unconscious.
Vitali Klitschko Contemplates Bowing Out of the Ring and Entering Ukrainian Politics | Gordon Marino | March 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAn increase in the dividend tax rate is likely to sap the value of stocks whose main appeal is the dividends they throw off.
Put another way, the termination of these benefits will sap $30 billion from the buying power of lower-income American consumers.
AQAP wants to drag America into what it calls another “bleeding war” like Afghanistan and Iraq to sap American resources and will.
Al Qaeda’s ‘Final Trap’ in Yemen: Costly Demise Planned for U.S. | Bruce Riedel | May 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAll this bubbling of sap and slipping of sheaths and bursting of calyxes was carried to her on mingled currents of fragrance.
Summer | Edith Wharton“You would sap the very source of human happiness and enterprise,” Professor Fortescue asserted, fantastically.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdBut now the sap and the strength flow again within me,—now I am young once more.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | VariousLet the unopened leaves, cut from the stalk, stand in a cool shady place several days, until the sap has well run.
Philippine Mats | Hugo H. MillerSpring stole into the heart of the Wabash country and the sap sang again in maples and elms.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for sap (1 of 4)
/ (sæp) /
a solution of mineral salts, sugars, etc, that circulates in a plant
any vital body fluid
energy; vigour
slang a gullible or foolish person
another name for sapwood
to drain of sap
Origin of sap
1Derived forms of sap
- sapless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for sap (2 of 4)
/ (sæp) /
a deep and narrow trench used to approach or undermine an enemy position, esp in siege warfare
to undermine (a fortification, etc) by digging saps
(tr) to weaken
Origin of sap
2British Dictionary definitions for SAP (3 of 4)
South African Police
British Dictionary definitions for SAP (4 of 4)
/ (sæp) /
Standard Assessment Procedure, the recognized performance indicator for measuring energy efficiency in buildings
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Scientific definitions for sap
[ săp ]
The watery fluid that circulates through a plant that has vascular tissues. Sap moving up the xylem carries water and minerals, while sap moving down the phloem carries water and food.
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