sap — sap1 /sap/, n., v., sapped, sapping. n. 1. the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, esp. of a woody plant. 2. any vital body fluid. 3. energy; vitality. 4. sapwood. 5. Slang. a fool; dupe. 6. Metall. soft metal at the core of a bar of… … Universalium
sap — sap1 [sæp] n [: Old English; Origin: sAp] 1.) [U] the watery substance that carries food through a plant 2.) informal a stupid person who is easy to deceive or treat badly sap 2 sap2 past tense and past participle sapped present p … Dictionary of contemporary English
sap — 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
sap — sap1 noun 1》 the fluid, chiefly water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts, circulating in the vascular system of a plant. 2》 vigour or energy. verb (saps, sapping, sapped) gradually weaken (a person s strength or power). ↘(sap someone of)… … English new terms dictionary
šap — šȁp1 m DEFINICIJA nedotjerana prirodna svila, upredena poput prediva češljane vune od otpadaka češljane prirodne svile, upotrebljava se za haljine i muške košulje ETIMOLOGIJA fr. chape … Hrvatski jezični portal
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