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Definition of Sapping

Sapping
Sap Sap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Sapping.] [F. saper (cf. Sp. zapar, It. zapare), fr. sape a sort of scythe, LL. sappa a sort of mattock.] 1. To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to undermine; to destroy the foundation of. Nor safe their dwellings were, for sapped by floods, Their houses fell upon their household gods. --Dryden. 2. (Mil.) To pierce with saps. 3. To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken. Ring out the grief that saps the mind. --Tennyson.

Meaning of Sapping from wikipedia

- Sapping is a term used in siege operations to describe the digging of a covered trench (a "sap") to approach a besieged place without danger from the enemy's...
- SAP SE (/ˌɛs.eɪˈpiː/; German pronunciation: [ɛsʔaːˈpeː] ) is a German multinational software company based in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The...
- Sap is a fluid transported in the xylem cells (vessel elements or tracheids) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and...
- hdl:2060/20000092094. Simulation of Groundwater Sapping Alan D. Howard, "Introduction: Groundwater Sapping on Mars and Earth" in Sapping Features of the Colorado Plateau...
- elements of a plant. Sap may also refer to: Sap, a trench dug towards an enemy position during sapping Sap, a baton weapon Cell sap, the liquid inside the...
- A sập is a type of traditional furniture used in Vietnam. A sập is a low ornate platform that is often made out of wood. Some sập are decorated with lacquering...
- other symbols instead of Khmer script. Tonlé Sap (/ˈtɒnleɪ sæp/; Khmer: ទន្លេសាប, Tônlé Sab [tɔnleː saːp]; lit. 'Fresh River' or commonly translated as...
- SAPS may refer to: SAPS II (Simplified Acute Physiology Score), a severity of disease classification system SAPS III (Simplified Acute Physiology Score)...
- SAP S/4HANA is an enterprise resource planning software for large enterprises developed by SAP SE. It is the successor to both SAP R/3 and SAP ERP, and...
- SAP Ariba is an American software and information technology services company located in Palo Alto, California. It was acquired by German software maker...