noun
- plural of sap: the watery fluid that circulates through plants
- plural of sap: foolish or gullible people
Usage: informal
verb
- third person singular present of sap: gradually weakens or drains strength from something
Examples
- The maple saps flow freely in early spring.
- Those saps believed every word of the scam.
- The constant stress saps her energy.
- Tree saps can be collected to make syrup.
- Don’t be one of those saps who falls for fake advertisements.
- The long illness saps his strength daily.
- Different tree saps have varying sugar content.