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sapping

The correct spelling is sapping.

How to pronounce sapping

verb

Say it like: Sap-pin-g

The correct spelling is sapping. To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.). For example: "he saps my energy"

Usage Examples

he saps my energy

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To drain, suck or absorb from (tree, etc.).
  2. 2.To exhaust the vitality of.
  3. 3.To strike with a sap (with a blackjack).
  4. 4.To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of.
  5. 5.To pierce with saps.

noun

  1. 1.The act by which something is sapped or depleted.
  2. 2.The act of excavating trenches.

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