All sap synonyms
sap
S s verb sap
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- whelm β to submerge; engulf.
- weighting β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- give out β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- buffaloed β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- in-convenience β the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- emaciate β (transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
- draw off β to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- immobilize β to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- hogtie β to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- mine β an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- fagging β to tire or weary by labor; exhaust (often followed by out): The long climb fagged us out.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- dig out β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- deplete β To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- dig β to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- debase β To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- atrophied β exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- dulling β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- demoralise β to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- disable β make not work
- leeched β any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- burn up β If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
adj sap
- bice β a medium blue colour; azurite
- green β of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- aquamarine β Aquamarines are clear, greenish-blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery.
noun sap
- gorilla β the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
- aqua β Aqua is the same as the colour aquamarine.
- aqua vitae β alcohol
- nectar β the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- birdbrain β a foolish or unintelligent person
- fathead β Slang. a stupid person; fool.
- mallet β a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface.
- lunkhead β a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- dolt β a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- lamb β Charles ("Elia") 1775β1834, English essayist and critic.
- ferule β a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
- aquae β Chiefly Pharmacology. water. a liquid. a solution, especially in water.
- convincer β to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- illiterates β unable to read and write: an illiterate group.
- dodo β any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, RΓ©union, and Rodriguez.
- chump β If you call someone who you like a chump, you are telling them that they have done something rather stupid or foolish, or that they are always doing stupid things.