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sappingSource: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Sap \Sap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sapping.] [F. saper (cf. Sp. zapar, It. zapare), fr. sape a sort of scythe, LL. sappa a sort of mattock.] 1. To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of. [1913 Webster] Nor safe their dwellings were, for sapped by floods, Their houses fell upon their household gods. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) To pierce with saps. [1913 Webster] 3. To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken. [1913 Webster] Ring out the grief that saps the mind. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
sap
n 1: a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that
circulates through the vascular system of a plant
2: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: fool, saphead, muggins,
tomfool]
3: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle;
used for hitting people [syn: blackjack, cosh]
v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our
strength" [syn: run down, exhaust, play out, tire]
2: excavate the earth beneath
[also: sapping, sapped]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
sapping
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