HyperDic: sap

English > 5 senses of the word sap:
NOUNsubstancesapa watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
person sap, fool, saphead, muggins, tomfoola person who lacks good judgment
artifactsap, blackjack, cosha piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle
VERBpossessionsap, run down, exhaust, play out, tiredeplete
contactsapexcavate the earth beneath
sap > pronunciation
Soundssae'p
Rhymesbackslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep...
English > sap: 5 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant.
Narrowermannahardened sugary exudation of various trees
BroadersolutionA homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
Spanishsavia
Catalansaba
Adjectivessappyabounding in sap
English > sap: 5 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA person who lacks good judgment.
Synonymsfool, saphead, muggins, tomfool
NarrowerassA pompous fool
clown, buffoonA rude or vulgar fool
fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zanyA man who is a stupid incompetent fool
flibbertigibbet, foolish womanA female fool
fuckerA stupid despised man
meshuggeneh, meshuggener(Yiddish) a crazy fool
morosophA learned fool
putz(Yiddish) a fool
wallyA silly and inept person
Broadersimpleton, simpleA person lacking intelligence or common sense
Spanishbobo, corto, imbécil, necio, tonto
Catalanbabau, bajà, beneit, curt, idiota, talòs, tonto
English > sap: 5 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people.
Synonymsblackjack, cosh
BroaderbludgeonA club used as a weapon
Spanishcachiporra, porra
Catalansaba
English > sap: 5 senses > verb 1, possession
Meaningdeplete.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsrun down, exhaust, play out, tire
Broaderconsume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe outuse up (resources or materials)
Similar toplay outBecome spent or exhausted
Spanishacabar, agotar, cansar, gastar, minar
Catalancansar, esgotar, minar
Nounssappera military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines
English > sap: 5 senses > verb 2, contact
MeaningExcavate the earth beneath.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broadercave, underminehollow out as if making a cave or opening
Spanishminar
Nounssappera military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines

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