са́па — meaning in English

English meaning

• sap noun The watery fluid that circulates through a plant, carrying nutrients.
• spud noun Informal word for a potato.

Senses

са́па is used for these senses in English:

• sap (military) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc.
• spud A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc. [from 1660s]

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.

spud — full definition

1. noun Informal word for a potato.
2. noun A narrow tool similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds or roots.
3. verb To begin drilling an oil well.

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