Sap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant

a person who lacks good judgment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæp/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈap/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈap/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈæp/.

Examples

exhaust one's savings
We quickly played out our strength

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fool tire exhaust tomfool play out muggins saphead cosh blackjack run down

Parts of Speech

noun	a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
noun	a person who lacks good judgment
noun	a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
verb	deplete “exhaust one's savings”
verb	excavate the earth beneath

Word Forms

sappy	adjective	abounding in sap
fool	verb	fool or hoax
cosh	verb	hit with a cosh, usually on the head
exhaustion	noun	the act of exhausting something entirely
sapper	noun	a military engineer who lays or detects and disarms mines

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Saft

eine wässrige Lösung aus Zucker, Salzen und Mineralien, die durch das Gefäßsystem einer Pflanze zirkuliert

🇫🇷French

sève

une solution aqueuse de sucres, de sels et de minéraux qui circule dans le système vasculaire d'une plante

🇪🇸Spanish

savia

una solución acuosa de azúcares, sales y minerales que circula a través del sistema vascular de una planta

🇮🇹Italian

linfa

una soluzione acquosa di zuccheri, sali e minerali che circola attraverso il sistema vascolare di una pianta

🇵🇹Portuguese

seiva

uma solução aquosa de açúcares, sais e minerais que circula pelo sistema vascular de uma planta

🇷🇺Russian

истощать

водный раствор сахаров, солей и минералов, циркулирующий в сосудистой системе растения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एसएपी

शर्करा, लवण और खनिजों का एक जलीय घोल जो पौधे की संवहनी प्रणाली के माध्यम से घूमता है

🇧🇩Bengali

রস

শর্করা, লবণ এবং খনিজগুলির একটি জলীয় দ্রবণ যা একটি উদ্ভিদের ভাস্কুলার সিস্টেমের মাধ্যমে সঞ্চালিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சாறு

ஒரு தாவரத்தின் வாஸ்குலர் அமைப்பு வழியாகச் செல்லும் சர்க்கரைகள், உப்புகள் மற்றும் தாதுக்களின் நீர் கரைசல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రసం

ఒక మొక్క యొక్క వాస్కులర్ సిస్టమ్ ద్వారా ప్రసరించే చక్కెరలు, లవణాలు మరియు ఖనిజాల నీటి ద్రావణం

🇮🇳Marathi

रस

साखर, क्षार आणि खनिजे यांचे पाणचट द्रावण जे वनस्पतीच्या रक्तवहिन्याद्वारे फिरते

🇮🇳Gujarati

રસ

ખાંડ, ક્ષાર અને ખનિજોનું પાણીયુક્ત દ્રાવણ જે છોડની વેસ્ક્યુલર સિસ્ટમ દ્વારા ફરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಸ

ಸಸ್ಯದ ನಾಳೀಯ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಪರಿಚಲನೆಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ, ಲವಣಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಖನಿಜಗಳ ನೀರಿನ ದ್ರಾವಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്രവം

ഒരു ചെടിയുടെ വാസ്കുലർ സിസ്റ്റത്തിലൂടെ പ്രചരിക്കുന്ന പഞ്ചസാര, ലവണങ്ങൾ, ധാതുക്കൾ എന്നിവയുടെ ജല ലായനി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸ

ਸ਼ੱਕਰ, ਲੂਣ ਅਤੇ ਖਣਿਜਾਂ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਪਾਣੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਘੋਲ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਪੌਦੇ ਦੇ ਨਾੜੀ ਪ੍ਰਣਾਲੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਘੁੰਮਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رس

شکر، نمکیات اور معدنیات کا پانی والا محلول جو پودے کے عروقی نظام کے ذریعے گردش کرتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

树液

糖、盐和矿物质的水溶液，在植物的维管系统中循环

🇯🇵Japanese

樹液

植物の維管束系を循環する糖、塩、ミネラルの水溶液

🇰🇷Korean

수액

식물의 혈관계를 순환하는 설탕, 염분, 미네랄의 수용액

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhựa cây

một dung dịch nước chứa đường, muối và khoáng chất lưu thông trong hệ thống mạch máu của cây

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำนม

สารละลายน้ำของน้ำตาล เกลือ และแร่ธาตุที่ไหลเวียนผ่านระบบหลอดเลือดของพืช

🇮🇩Indonesian

getah

larutan encer gula, garam, dan mineral yang bersirkulasi melalui sistem pembuluh darah tanaman

🇵🇭Filipino

katas

isang matubig na solusyon ng mga asukal, asin, at mineral na umiikot sa vascular system ng isang halaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النسغ

محلول مائي من السكريات والأملاح والمعادن التي تنتشر عبر الجهاز الوعائي للنبات

🇮🇷Persian

شیره

محلول آبکی از قندها، نمکها و مواد معدنی که در سیستم آوندی گیاه گردش می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

özsu

bitkinin damar sisteminde dolaşan şeker, tuz ve minerallerden oluşan sulu bir çözelti

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַתִישׁ

תמיסה מימית של סוכרים, מלחים ומינרלים שמסתובבת דרך מערכת כלי הדם של הצמח

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What is the primary definition of the word 'sap'?

The primary meaning of 'sap' is 'a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant'.

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Using 'sap' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sap' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'sap' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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