Sap
noun
A liquid inside plants, often sticky and sweet.
Maple syrup is made from the sap of maple trees.
Often appears as...
- sap flow
- sap extraction
verb
To make someone or something less strong.
The long hike through the mountains sapped my energy.
Often appears as...
- sap strength
- sap energy
noun
A fool or a very easy person to trick.
He was such a sap, he believed everything she said.
Often appears as...
- feel like a sap
- look like a sap
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A liquid inside plants, often sticky and sweet.
Maple syrup is made from the sap of maple trees.
Often appears as...
- sap flow
- sap extraction
verb
To make someone or something less strong.
The long hike through the mountains sapped my energy.
Often appears as...
- sap strength
- sap energy
noun
A fool or a very easy person to trick.
He was such a sap, he believed everything she said.
Often appears as...
- feel like a sap
- look like a sap
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Substance
Sap refers to a vital liquid that circulates within a plant's structure.
After cutting the vine, clear sap began to drip out.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Edible
While some sap is used in food, like maple syrup, not all sap is safe to consume.
The sap from this tree is toxic and should not be tasted.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Consistency
Sap can range from watery to very thick, depending on the plant species.
The sap that oozed from the tree was thicker than honey.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Substance
Sap refers to a vital liquid that circulates within a plant's structure.
After cutting the vine, clear sap began to drip out.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Edible
While some sap is used in food, like maple syrup, not all sap is safe to consume.
The sap from this tree is toxic and should not be tasted.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Consistency
Sap can range from watery to very thick, depending on the plant species.
The sap that oozed from the tree was thicker than honey.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Substance
Sap refers to a vital liquid that circulates within a plant's structure.
After cutting the vine, clear sap began to drip out.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Edible
While some sap is used in food, like maple syrup, not all sap is safe to consume.
The sap from this tree is toxic and should not be tasted.
Pro Tip 3/3Varied Consistency
Sap can range from watery to very thick, depending on the plant species.
The sap that oozed from the tree was thicker than honey.
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Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
real here with you about what time that looks like and how I got the situation largely under control because maybe you'll relate it started by saying that those all-nighters I was so bloody proud of were sapping the quality of my all-day errs what I thought of as a net-net was in fact a net not to put
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The bug that poops candy...
When that sap touches the insect’s cells, its high sugar content encourages the water in the cells to come out by osmosis… exactly like salt encourages water to come out of a slug. The more sap that passes through the insect, the more water it loses. Eventually, it shrivels up and dies.
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3 questions to ask...
that fatigue is an opportunity to evaluate how much we want it. Because if you are beaten down, if you have worked as hard as you can, if you have done everything you said you should, and it still doesn't work out, fatigue can sap you of your energy.
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The myth of Anansi, the...
So, he made a little doll covered in sap and left it in her path. When she came upon it, Mmoatia spoke to the doll but became enraged when it didn’t answer. She hit the disrespectful doll and her small fists stuck to its sticky surface.
Video examples
How tall can a tree...
even if they live for thousands of years to come. So what exactly is stopping these trees from growing taller, forever? It all comes down to sap. In order for trees to grow, they need to bring sugars obtained from photosynthesis
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How to fossilize...yourse...
and assume you had a long, fulfilling life so we can get to what is really important -- how you die. There are many ways to become a fossil, so let's highlight your top death options. You could get yourself trapped in tree sap,
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Building a dinosaur from...
If you want to make a dinosaur, you go out, you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap -- otherwise known as amber -- that has some blood-sucking insects in it, good ones, and you get your insect and you drill into it
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Fossils 101 PIPE National...
in tree sap. The sap or resin forms a protective seal around the entrapped organism. Over time, the soft resin hardens and turns into amber with the organism suspended within.
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Borneo: Paradise Under...
this he's drying them here they use a poison called dodgem it's sap from a tree that's very very powerful and potent as a venom he said that my
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Fox Dives Head First in...
and the bison are now slowly starving just keeping warm saps huge amounts of energy
Video examples
Time Debt PIPE Linda...
real here with you about what time that looks like and how I got the situation largely under control because maybe you'll relate it started by saying that those all-nighters I was so bloody proud of were sapping the quality of my all-day errs what I thought of as a net-net was in fact a net not to put
Video examples
The bug that poops candy...
When that sap touches the insect’s cells, its high sugar content encourages the water in the cells to come out by osmosis… exactly like salt encourages water to come out of a slug. The more sap that passes through the insect, the more water it loses. Eventually, it shrivels up and dies.
Video examples
3 questions to ask...
that fatigue is an opportunity to evaluate how much we want it. Because if you are beaten down, if you have worked as hard as you can, if you have done everything you said you should, and it still doesn't work out, fatigue can sap you of your energy.
Video examples
The myth of Anansi, the...
So, he made a little doll covered in sap and left it in her path. When she came upon it, Mmoatia spoke to the doll but became enraged when it didn’t answer. She hit the disrespectful doll and her small fists stuck to its sticky surface.
Video examples
How tall can a tree...
even if they live for thousands of years to come. So what exactly is stopping these trees from growing taller, forever? It all comes down to sap. In order for trees to grow, they need to bring sugars obtained from photosynthesis
Video examples
How to fossilize...yourse...
and assume you had a long, fulfilling life so we can get to what is really important -- how you die. There are many ways to become a fossil, so let's highlight your top death options. You could get yourself trapped in tree sap,
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
If you want to make a dinosaur, you go out, you find yourself a piece of petrified tree sap -- otherwise known as amber -- that has some blood-sucking insects in it, good ones, and you get your insect and you drill into it
Video examples
Fossils 101 PIPE National...
in tree sap. The sap or resin forms a protective seal around the entrapped organism. Over time, the soft resin hardens and turns into amber with the organism suspended within.
Video examples
Borneo: Paradise Under...
this he's drying them here they use a poison called dodgem it's sap from a tree that's very very powerful and potent as a venom he said that my
Video examples
Fox Dives Head First in...
and the bison are now slowly starving just keeping warm saps huge amounts of energy
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Charles Lindbergh
American Aviator
More and more, as civilization develops, we find the primitive to be essential to us. We root into the primitive as a tree roots into the earth. If we cut off the roots, we lose the sap without which we can't progress or even survive. I don't believe our civilization can continue very long out of contact with the primitive.
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Parker Harris
Many people have said we just need to add more products. Look at Oracle, look at SAP. Add ERP and inventory or compensation. Add all this stuff. What we realized is we're the customer company. We're the front office solution, and our customers would be really upset if we just added a whole bunch of stuff and lost focus.
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Tony Campolo
American Clergyman
I'm not denying that depression can be spiritually induced. Guilt from having wronged and hurt others can bring it on. A sense of having failed to live out the will of God can give rise to depression. Certainly the fear of death and what might follow can sap the joy out of life.
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John Dickerson
American Journalist
The culture of undermining sends signals of disrespect. This approach not only saps motivation and undermines teamwork, it also lowers the motivation to work extra hours anticipating what can go wrong.
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.
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John Burroughs
American Author
A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.
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Fred Allen
American Comedian
I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
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Kodie Shane
American Musician
I'm a sap. I like love movies. I watch too many of those.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.
Quote examples
Charles Lindbergh
American Aviator
More and more, as civilization develops, we find the primitive to be essential to us. We root into the primitive as a tree roots into the earth. If we cut off the roots, we lose the sap without which we can't progress or even survive. I don't believe our civilization can continue very long out of contact with the primitive.
Quote examples
Parker Harris
Many people have said we just need to add more products. Look at Oracle, look at SAP. Add ERP and inventory or compensation. Add all this stuff. What we realized is we're the customer company. We're the front office solution, and our customers would be really upset if we just added a whole bunch of stuff and lost focus.
Quote examples
Tony Campolo
American Clergyman
I'm not denying that depression can be spiritually induced. Guilt from having wronged and hurt others can bring it on. A sense of having failed to live out the will of God can give rise to depression. Certainly the fear of death and what might follow can sap the joy out of life.
Quote examples
John Dickerson
American Journalist
The culture of undermining sends signals of disrespect. This approach not only saps motivation and undermines teamwork, it also lowers the motivation to work extra hours anticipating what can go wrong.
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself.
Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
A sap run is the sweet goodbye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.
Quote examples
Fred Allen
American Comedian
I don't have to look up my family tree, because I know that I'm the sap.
Quote examples
Leo Buscaglia
American Author
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
Quote examples
Kodie Shane
American Musician
I'm a sap. I like love movies. I watch too many of those.
Quote examples
Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.
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