Saps - English meaning

verb

Reduce the force, effect, or value of.

Usage examples:

This research provides a glimmer of hope that coral reefs can attenuate the effects of ocean acidif…

adjective

Reduced in force, effect, or physical thickness.

Usage examples:

The doctrines of christianity became very attenuate and distorted

verb

To make something less or weaker

Usage examples:

Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth's atmosphere., they propose more peacekeeping tro…

verb

Lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness.

Usage examples:

The cut was bleeding steadily

noun

An instance of bleeding.

Usage examples:

A lot of blood was lost from the placental bleed

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

The mere mention of the words ‘far right’ calls forth an image of tattooed boneheads or the spectre…

noun

A foolish or easily deceived person.

Usage examples:

I was left feeling a bit of a chump

noun

A foolish or stupid person

Usage examples:

What a chump he was to quit his job.

noun

A lump of earth or clay.

Usage examples:

Frost is essential for breaking up clods into manageable sizes

verb

Eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).

Usage examples:

People consume a good deal of sugar in drinks

verb

To use fuel, energy, or time, esp. in large amounts

Usage examples:

Weekend shopping chores consumed much of her time., they consume a lot of candy., fire had consumed…

verb

To use something such as fuel, energy, money, or time, especially in large quantities

Usage examples:

It's a province of china which consumes 180,000 tons of coal a year., this device will monitor how …

noun

A stupid person (used as a general term of abuse).

noun

An offensive word for a person who is considered to be very stupid or unpleasant

verb

Use up the supply or resources of.

Usage examples:

Reservoirs have been depleted by years of drought

verb

To reduce something in size or amount, esp. supplies, energy, or money

Usage examples:

Acid rain depletes the region’s fish stocks., [ u ] the depletion of our savings is starting to wor…

verb

To reduce the amount or size of something, especially a supply of energy, an amount of money, etc.

Usage examples:

Healthcare for a sick patient can quickly deplete retirement savings.

verb

Prevent (a person or place) from having or using something.

Usage examples:

The city was deprived of its water supplies

noun

A stupid or silly person.

Usage examples:

This is what causes otherwise innocent young children to grow up into a population of stupid dimwits!

noun

A stupid person

Usage examples:

I've completely forgotten what i came in here for - i'm such a dimwit!, look where you're going, di…

noun

A stupid person.

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It's foolish to complain about uninteresting times, especially when one of your favourite curses is…

noun

A drug taken illegally for recreational purposes, especially cannabis.

Usage examples:

My dad caught me smoking dope

verb

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to enhance or inhibit sporting performance.

Usage examples:

The horse was doped before the race

adjective

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to inhibit or enhance sporting performance.

Usage examples:

The horse was doped before the race

verb

Cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry.

Usage examples:

We drained the swimming pool

noun

A channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste.

Usage examples:

The room's toilet pipes and shower drains carry this waste to a holding tank.

verb

Emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it

noun

A slow or stupid person.

Usage examples:

He was caricatured as a dupe and a dullard

noun

A stupid person

noun

A model or replica of a human being.

Usage examples:

A waxwork dummy

verb

(chiefly in rugby and soccer) feign a pass or kick in order to deceive an opponent.

Usage examples:

Blanco dummied past a static defence

noun

A person who is slow at learning; a stupid person.

Usage examples:

He was baffled by arithmetic and they called him a dunce at school

noun

A person who is slow to learn or stupid, especially at school

adjective

Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.

Usage examples:

She put down her empty cup

verb

Remove all the contents of (a container).

Usage examples:

We empty the till at closing time

noun

A bottle or glass left empty of its contents.

Usage examples:

The barman collected the empties

verb

(of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land).

Usage examples:

The cliffs on this coast have been eroded by the sea

verb

To weaken or damage something by taking away parts of it gradually, or to become weaker in this way

Usage examples:

[ t ] budget cuts could further erode the benefit package provided for by the contract.

verb

To slowly reduce or destroy something, or to be slowly reduced or destroyed

Usage examples:

Erode value/profits/margins sudden movements in exchange and interest rates can erode profit margin…

verb

Make (someone) feel very tired.

Usage examples:

Her day out had exhausted her

noun

Waste gases or air expelled from an engine, turbine, or other machine in the course of its operation.

Usage examples:

Buses spewing out black clouds of exhaust

verb

To make a person or an animal extremely tired

Usage examples:

The long hike up the mountain exhausted us all., after a whole day with the kids, her patience was …

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

You're a fathead who doesn't understand a joke

noun

A stupid person

noun

A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.

Usage examples:

I felt a bit of a fool

verb

Trick or deceive (someone); dupe.

Usage examples:

He fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman

adjective

Foolish; silly.

Usage examples:

That damn fool waiter

noun

A silly, foolish, or eccentric person.

noun

Cheap wine, especially when sold in large cartons.

Usage examples:

We sat in the kitchen drinking the rest of the goon

noun

A foolish or stupid person.

Usage examples:

Worst of all were the halfwits in the background, guffawing at every pathetic gag

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

I feel like an idiot who swallowed every lie i was told

noun

A foolish person, esp. someone who has done something stupid

Usage examples:

I felt like an idiot., whose idiotic idea was it to go camping?

noun

An ignorant or stupid person.

Usage examples:

Assume that your examiner is an ignoramus and explain everything to him

noun

A person who knows nothing

Usage examples:

I'm a complete ignoramus where computers are concerned.

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

No matter what you call the mentally deficient, that term will come to be an insult when applied to…

adjective

Stupid; idiotic.

Usage examples:

Try not to make imbecile remarks

noun

A stupid person

verb

Weaken or damage (something, especially a faculty or function).

Usage examples:

A noisy job could permanently impair their hearing

verb

To damage or weaken something so that it is less effective

Usage examples:

Lack of sleep impaired her ability to think clearly., [ c ] the law bans discrimination against any…

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

First, you had every right to break up with me because i was a complete jackass and a moron and you…

noun

A silly, stupid person

Usage examples:

Why is russ behaving like such a jackass?

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

To become or make something smaller in amount or degree

Usage examples:

[ t ] keeping your weight down can lessen the risk of heart disease.

verb

To make something smaller, less noticeable, etc., or to become smaller, less noticeable, etc.

Usage examples:

Corporate executives are keen to embrace "green technology" in order to lessen their dependence on …

noun

A silly or foolish person.

Usage examples:

If only she weren't such a lovesick loon

noun

A large diving waterbird with a sleek black or grey head, a straight pointed bill, and short legs set far back under the body; a diver.

Usage examples:

The first, innocuous shower stroked the lake's surface but, when the wind came up, the loons began …

verb

Act in a foolish or desultory way.

Usage examples:

He decided to loon around london

adjective

Less high in position.

Usage examples:

The lower levels of the building

adverb

Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Usage examples:

Lower cretaceous

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

noun

An opaque white fluid rich in fat and protein, secreted by female mammals for the nourishment of their young.

Usage examples:

A healthy mother will produce enough milk for her baby

verb

Draw milk from (a cow or other animal), either by hand or mechanically.

Usage examples:

Two hours later he was up again to milk the cows

noun

The white liquid produced esp. by cows which people drink

Usage examples:

Cookies and milk, breast milk is the best nourishment for a baby., coconut milk, the newspapers mil…

noun

A stupid person.

Usage examples:

We can't let these thoughtless morons get away with mindless vandalism every weekend

noun

A stupid person

noun

A very stupid person

Usage examples:

Some moron smashed into the back of my car yesterday., [ as form of address ] you moron!

noun

A foolish or stupid person.

Usage examples:

And, as a reader recently suggested, it would allow movie watchers to gang up on the nincompoops wh…

noun

A foolish or stupid person

noun

A foolish and weak person.

Usage examples:

Except for a scant few, the characters in st. elmo's fire are all either weasels, deceptive clods o…

noun

A foolish person

noun

A silly or foolish person (often as a general term of abuse).

Usage examples:

I want nothing to do with that bunch of nitwits!

noun

A foolish or stupid person

verb

Make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

The need for businesses to reduce costs

verb

Make smaller

verb

To make something less in size, amount, degree, importance, or price

Usage examples:

A low-fat diet can reduce the risk of heart disease., grunn employs 17,900 people, but that number …

noun

A foolish or gullible person.

Usage examples:

Stop grinning at me like a simpleton

noun

A person without the usual ability to use reason and understand

verb

Erode the base or foundation of (a rock formation).

Usage examples:

The flow of water had undermined pillars supporting the roof

verb

To gradually weaken or destroy someone or something

Usage examples:

The incompetence and arrogance of the city’s administration have undermined public confidence in go…