saps
Weakens over time
Saps is the plural of sap in its various senses.
Sap is the fluid that circulates through plants, carrying nutrients.
By extension, a sap is a foolish or gullible person—someone whose vitality seems drained: Those saps fell for the scam.
A sap is also a small leather-covered club filled with lead, used to strike someone.
To sap is to gradually weaken or drain: The heat sapped our energy.
Uses until gone
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- weakensReduces strength or power
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
- drainsPipes removing wastewater
erodes · consumes · leaches · bleeds · empties · draws · extracts · siphons
Reduces strength or power
- erodesWears away gradually
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- subvertsWeakens or overthrows
- corrodesDegrades through oxidation
damages · impairs · compromises · deteriorates · degrades · chips away · eats away · gnaws
Milky plant-derived polymer
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
- gumSticky plant secretion
- pitchFrequency of sound
- turpentinePine-resin solvent
maple syrup · rubber · tapping · sugaring · xylem · phloem · amber · rosin
Deceives or victims
- suckersEasily fooled people
- marksVisible signs or grades
- patsiesScapegoats or easy victims
- chumpsGullible people exploited
pigeons · gulls · mugs · fall guys · easy marks · sitting ducks · soft touches · pushovers
depletes
Uses until gone
- exhaustsCompletely uses up
- weakensReduces strength or power
- diminishesBecomes smaller or weaker
drains · erodes · consumes · leaches · bleeds · empties · draws · extracts · siphons · taps
weakens
Reduces strength or power
- erodesWears away gradually
- destabilizesUndermines steadiness or equilibrium
- subvertsWeakens or overthrows
corrodes · damages · impairs · compromises · deteriorates · degrades · chips away · eats away · gnaws · hollows
latex
Milky plant-derived polymer
turpentine · maple syrup · rubber · tapping · sugaring · xylem · phloem · amber · rosin · oleoresin
dupes
Deceives or victims
chumps · pigeons · gulls · mugs · fall guys · easy marks · sitting ducks · soft touches · pushovers · stooges
blackjacks
Leather-wrapped hand weapons
truncheons · batons · cudgels · billies · nightsticks · weighted · knockout · striking
sapsenergizes
Infuses with vigor
invigorates · revitalizes · strengthens · fortifies · restores
sapsreinforces
Strengthens or supports further
fortifies · strengthens · bolsters · buttresses · shores up
sapssharpies
Permanent ink markers
operators · wise guys · sharp cookies · sophisticates · skeptics
sap, sappy, sapling, sapped, saplings, sapping, sappiness, sapper, sapwood