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sap

UK/sæp/ US/ˈsæp/ fairly common slang uk us
verb (2) noun (3)

verb

1.

deplete

  • “exhaust one”
  • “;”
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2.

noun

1.

a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant

2.
3.

a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

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Origin

From Middle English sap, from Old English sæp (“juice, sap”), from Proto-West Germanic *sap (“sap, juice”) (compare Dutch sap, German Saft, Icelandic safi), from Proto-Indo-European *sab-, *sap- (“to taste”) (compare Welsh syb-wydd (“fir”), Latin sapa (“must, new wine”), Russian со́пли (sópli, “snivel”), Old Armenian համ (ham, “taste”), Avestan 𐬬𐬌-𐬱𐬁𐬞𐬀 (vi-šāpa, “having poisonous juices”), Sanskrit सबर् (sabar, “juice, nectar”)).

Phrases

  • cell sap
  • coconut sap
  • crude sap
  • elaborated sap
  • pine sap
  • sap ball
  • sap green
  • sap moon

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