sap
sap
- n a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
- n a person who lacks good judgment
- n a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
- v deplete
- v excavate the earth beneath
- One is that the chief of a tribe threw a tomahawk at a tree, sap ran out and his wife boiled venison in the liquid.
- Ever since botanists knew that sap was carried from the roots of a tall tree to the leaves at its top they have wondered what force was responsible for this transportation.
- But today the policies sap the strength of small- and medium-sized businesses, a major source of new jobs.