Plural of sap
regular plural
The plural of sap is saps.
Forms of sap
| Singular | sap /sæp/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | saps |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Saps in a sentence
- He saps my energy.
- I dodge bullets and eat saps.1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay)
- Blindage covering the tops of saps could simply consist of sandbags, or a layer of fascines laid over the crest of the parapet.2013, Ron Field, American Civil War Fortifications. From the entry blindage
- Living a lie saps us of integrity and moral cohesion to the point that we can no longer distinguish between the artifice being propped up and the real world.2023 June 22, Charles Hugh Smith, 2023-2030: Artifice Vs. Doom-Loops. From the entry integrity
- The adults are either stupid, wicked or saps, like Cody’s mum, who removes a pair of nailclippers from her son because she doesn’t think he should carry a weapon.2004 March 12, Susan Walker, “U.S.-Brit culture clash great fun for spy kids”, in Toronto Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page F3…. From the entry nailclippers
Meaning of sap
- noun The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to nutrition.
- noun The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.
- noun Any juice.
Questions about the plural of sap
- What is the plural of sap?
- The plural of sap is saps.
- Is sap countable?
- Sap is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sap (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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