🌳sap

verb, noun
/sæp/

Meaning

As a noun: the vital fluid in plants; As a verb: to gradually weaken or drain strength.

Example Sentences

The long journey began to sap his energy.

Example Expressions

sap someone’s strength

Synonyms

weaken, drain, exhaust, deplete, diminish

Antonyms

strengthen, energize, fortify

Collocations

sap strength, sap energy, sap resources, tree sap

More Example Sentences

She is afraid of disappointing her family.

We are afraid of disappointing our parents.

She was too disappointed to attend the party.

They are too disappointed to trust the promise.

An agriculture officer knows when saplings are to be planted.

A girl plants a tree on Earth Day in the schoolyard with her classmates using shovels and watering cans provided by the teacher and they dig a deep hole in the soft ground then place the sapling carefully inside

A girl plants a tree on Earth Day in the schoolyard with her classmates using shovels and watering cans provided by the teacher and they dig a deep hole in the soft ground then place the sapling carefully inside covering the roots with fresh soil

A girl plants a tree on Earth Day in the schoolyard with her classmates using shovels and watering cans provided by the teacher and they dig a deep hole in the soft ground then place the sapling carefully inside covering the roots with fresh soil and watering it until the ground is damp

A girl plants a tree on Earth Day in the schoolyard with her classmates using shovels and watering cans provided by the teacher and they dig a deep hole in the soft ground then place the sapling carefully inside covering the roots with fresh soil and watering it until the ground is damp while their teacher explains how trees help clean the air

A girl plants a tree on Earth Day in the schoolyard with her classmates using shovels and watering cans provided by the teacher and they dig a deep hole in the soft ground then place the sapling carefully inside covering the roots with fresh soil and watering it until the ground is damp while their teacher explains how trees help clean the air and they promise to take turns caring for it throughout the year.

Related Vocabularies

To fit or work together properly; or a material made of interlaced threads.
To hit someone or something with the palm of the hand.
to make someone agitated or confused
to fail to hit, reach, or meet; to feel the absence of someone or something
to cause someone to realize that something is not as good as they believed
to investigate thoroughly; a device used for exploration or examination

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