sap

liquid

1. Uncountable

   the fluid that transports nutrients throughout a plant

   • Maple syrup is derived from the sap of sugar maple trees.

   • Rubber is collected from the sap of rubber trees.

   • The sap of this plant has medicinal properties.

person

1. Countableinformal

   a foolish person who is easily deceived or persuaded

   • He always makes excuses to slack off and let some other poor sap do all the work.

   • Don't be a sap and fall for his smooth talk.

   • She really thought she could persuade him, she was such a sap.

1. Transitive

   to gradually weaken or deplete someone’s strength or vitality, often over time

   • Prolonged stress can sap your energy over time.

   • This job completely sapped her of all her creativity.

   • The illness gradually sapped his physical strength.

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