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sap

Definition

  • noun: a watery juice inside a plant that carries the plant's food
  • noun: the fluid part of a plant
  • verb: to use up the supply of (something, such as a person's courage, energy, strength, etc.)
  • verb: to drain or deprive of sap
  • usually + 'of'
  • synonyms: simpleton, saphead, milksop

Examples

  • Months of rejections after job interviews 'sapped' his confidence.

  • Her last three losses have 'sapped' her 'of' her confidence.

  • Moving the couch up the stairs 'sapped' her strength.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Hey! - Wow. You got some acorns on you, kid. Ever since you got a little sap, you're a total d-hole. Now, keep it up, and I'm gonna smash that thing to pieces. What happened? Oh, my God. (..)
    2018 Avengers: Infinity War