Meaning & Definition of Sap in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: The fluid that circulates through a plant, consisting of water and nutrients.

  Example Sentence: The tree's sap flows in the spring as it prepares to grow new leaves.

• Definition: To weaken or drain the energy, vitality, or power from.

  Example Sentence: The long meeting really sapped my energy.

• Definition: A foolish or gullible person.

  Example Sentence: Don't be such a sap; you can't trust everyone.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English, from Old English saps, related to the act of drawing off liquid.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• sap up: To absorb or take in.
• sap the strength of: To weaken someone or something.

Translations

• Spanish: savia

• French: sève

• German: Saft

• Russian: сок

Related Words

• sappy: Overly sentimental or emotional.

• sapwood: The younger, active part of a tree that transports nutrients.

Slang Meanings of sap

• Meaning: A gullible or overly naive person.

  Example Sentence: He fell for that scam; what a sap!

• Meaning: To be overly sentimental.

  Example Sentence: She gets all sappy during romantic movies.