Sap

  • 61sap — English has three distinct words sap. The oldest, ‘plant juice’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *sappam, which also produced German saft ‘juice’. This in turn was a descendant of Indo European *sapon , from which came Latin sapa ‘new… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 62sap — English has three distinct words sap. The oldest, ‘plant juice’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *sappam, which also produced German saft ‘juice’. This in turn was a descendant of Indo European *sapon , from which came Latin sapa ‘new… …

    Word origins

  • 63sap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sæp; akin to Old High German saf sap Date: before 12th century 1. a. the fluid part of a plant; specifically a watery solution that circulates through a plant s vascular system b. (1) a body… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 64sap — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ plant, tree VERB + SAP ▪ collect, extract ▪ Maple syrup is made from sap extracted from the sugar maple tree …

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  • 65sap — sap1 [ sæp ] noun 1. ) uncount a sticky substance found in plants and trees 2. ) count INFORMAL OLD FASHIONED someone who trusts people too much and can easily be cheated: The poor sap really believed Volvano would help him. sap sap 2 [ sæp ]… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 66sap — I [[t]sæp[/t]] n. v. sapped, sap•ping 1) bot a watery juice, containing mineral salts and sugar, that circulates through the tissues of a plant 2) anat. any vital body fluid 3) energy; vitality 4) a fool; dupe 5) to drain the sap from • Etymology …

    From formal English to slang

  • 67Sap (EP) — Infobox Album | Name = Sap Type = EP Artist = Alice in Chains Released = February 4, 1992 Recorded = 1991 Genre = Grunge Length = 20:49 Label = Columbia Producer = Dave Jerden, Rick Parashar Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5… …

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  • 68Sap EP — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Sap. SAP Album par Alice in Chains Sortie 21 mars 1992 Enregistrement 1991 …

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  • 69sap — Synonyms and related words: abate, abri, approach trench, asshole, attenuate, axiom, babe, beverage, blood, blunt, boob, booby, bore, bunker, burrow, center, chump, cinch, communication trench, core, countermine, coupure, cramp, credulous person …

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  • 70sap — [[t]sæ̱p[/t]] saps, sapping, sapped 1) VERB If something saps your strength or confidence, it gradually weakens or destroys it. [V n] I was afraid the sickness had sapped my strength... [V n] Analysts say the recession in Japan has sapped… …

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