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- pronunciation:
- saep
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
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noun |
| definition: |
a deep, covered trench that leads to an enemy position or fortification, used for surprise attacks and ambushes.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
saps, sapping, sapped |
| definition 1: |
to approach (an enemy fortification) by means of a sap or a system of saps.
- synonyms:
- tunnel
- similar words:
- ambush, trench
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| definition 2: |
to gradually undermine or weaken.
- synonyms:
- undermine, weaken
- similar words:
- debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, erode
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| related words: |
depress, drain, exhaust, fatigue, sabotage, undermine, wear |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to dig saps.
- similar words:
- ambuscade, burrow, trench, tunnel
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