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sapping sapping definition

sapping


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sap 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  sap 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  sap 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  sap 
 
  3  senses  of  sap 
 
  Sense  1 
  run  down  exhaust,  play  out  sap,  tire 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  sap 
  =>  cave,  undermine 
 
  Sense  3 
  drain,  sap 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  sap 
 
  sap  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  sap 
 
  Sense  1 
  run  down  exhaust,  play  out  sap,  tire 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
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  Sense  2 
  sap 
  =>  cave,  undermine 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  drain,  sap 
  =>  consume,  eat  up  use  up  eat,  deplete,  exhaust,  run  through  wipe  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sap 
 
  The  verb  sap  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  run  down  exhaust,  play  out  sap,  tire  --  (deplete;  "exhaust  one's  savings";  "We  quickly  played  out  our  strength") 
  2.  sap  --  (excavate  the  earth  beneath) 
  3.  drain,  sap  --  (drain  of  resources) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  sap 
 
  The  verb  sap  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  run  down  exhaust,  play  out  sap,  tire  --  (deplete;  "exhaust  one's  savings";  "We  quickly  played  out  our  strength") 
  2.  sap  --  (excavate  the  earth  beneath) 
  3.  drain,  sap  --  (drain  of  resources) 



sapping definition