sap — meaning in English

English meaning

• juice noun The natural liquid found in fruit, vegetables, or meat, or a drink made from it.
• sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
• sappy adj Overly sentimental or emotional, in a way that feels exaggerated or corny.

Senses

sap is used for these senses in English:

• sap (uncountable) The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
• sappy Having (a particularly large amount of) sap.

juice — full definition

1. noun The natural liquid found in fruit, vegetables, or meat, or a drink made from it.
2. noun Informal: the power, energy, or resources that make something work — electricity, fuel, or vitality.
3. verb To extract the liquid from fruit or vegetables, typically with a machine.

sap — full definition

1. noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
2. noun A gullible or easily fooled person.
3. verb To gradually drain someone's strength, energy, or resolve.
4. noun A small, weighted club, often leather-covered, used as a hand weapon.

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