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- [sap]
- /sæp/
- /sæp/
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- [sap]
- /sæp/
Definitions of sapped word
- noun sapped Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position. 1
- verb with object sapped Fortification. to approach (a besieged place or an enemy position) by means of deep, narrow trenches protected by gabions or parapets. to dig such trenches in (ground). 1
- verb with object sapped to undermine; weaken or destroy insidiously. 1
- verb without object sapped Fortification. to dig a sap. 1
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Origin of sapped
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English sæp; cognate with Dutch sap; akin to German Saft juice, Old Norse safi; in def. 5 a shortening of saphead
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Parts of speech for Sapped
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sapped popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sapped usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sapped
adj sapped
- all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
- dead tired — Very tired; completely exhausted.
- debilitated — in a severely weakened state
- desiccant — desiccating or drying
noun sapped
- bastinadoed — Simple past tense and past participle of bastinado.
- clubbed — having a thickened end, like a club
- cudgeled — a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- lambed — Simple past tense and past participle of lamb.
verb sapped
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- disenabled — Simple past tense and past participle of disenable.
- drowsed — Simple past tense and past participle of drowse.
- dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
- hoed — a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
adjective sapped
- depleted — reduced or exhausted
- drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- enervated — Cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.
- exhausted — Drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired.
- greened — Simple past tense and past participle of green.
Antonyms for sapped
verb sapped
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
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