Meaning of "sapped" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SAPPED

sapped

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPPED

Sapped is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sapped in English.

WHAT DOES SAPPED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sapping

Sapping is a term used in siege operations. Any trench excavated under defensive musket or artillery fire that was intended to advance a besieging army's position in relation to the works of an attacked fortification was referred to as a sap. Saps of approach were excavated by brigades of trained soldiers, often called sappers, because they dug the saps, or specifically instructed troops of the line. By using the sap a the besiegers could move closer to the walls of a fortress, without exposing the sappers to direct fire from the defending force. To protect the sappers, trenches were usually dug at an angle in zig-zagged pattern and at the head of the sap a defensive shield made of gabions could be deployed. Once the saps were close enough, siege engines or cannons could be deployed to batter a breach in the curtain walls. Prior to the invention of large pieces of siege artillery, miners could start to tunnel from at the head of a sap to undermine the walls. A fire or gunpowder would then be used to create a crater into which a section of the fortifications would fall creating a breach.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SAPPED

PRESENT

Present

I sap

you sap

he/she/it saps

we sap

you sap

they sap

Present continuous

I am sapping

you are sapping

he/she/it is sapping

we are sapping

you are sapping

they are sapping

Present perfect

I have sapped

you have sapped

he/she/it has sapped

we have sapped

you have sapped

they have sapped

Present perfect continuous

I have been sapping

you have been sapping

he/she/it has been sapping

we have been sapping

you have been sapping

they have been sapping

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I sapped

you sapped

he/she/it sapped

we sapped

you sapped

they sapped

Past continuous

I was sapping

you were sapping

he/she/it was sapping

we were sapping

you were sapping

they were sapping

Past perfect

I had sapped

you had sapped

he/she/it had sapped

we had sapped

you had sapped

they had sapped

Past perfect continuous

I had been sapping

you had been sapping

he/she/it had been sapping

we had been sapping

you had been sapping

they had been sapping

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sap

you will sap

he/she/it will sap

we will sap

you will sap

they will sap

Future continuous

I will be sapping

you will be sapping

he/she/it will be sapping

we will be sapping

you will be sapping

they will be sapping

Future perfect

I will have sapped

you will have sapped

he/she/it will have sapped

we will have sapped

you will have sapped

they will have sapped

Future perfect continuous

I will have been sapping

you will have been sapping

he/she/it will have been sapping

we will have been sapping

you will have been sapping

they will have been sapping

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sapped

you would sapped

he/she/it would sapped

we would sapped

you would sapped

they would sapped

Conditional continuous

I would be sapping

you would be sapping

he/she/it would be sapping

we would be sapping

you would be sapping

they would be sapping

Conditional perfect

I would have sapped

you would have sapped

he/she/it would have sapped

we would have sapped

you would have sapped

they would have sapped

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been sapping

you would have been sapping

he/she/it would have been sapping

we would have been sapping

you would have been sapping

they would have been sapping

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sap
we let´s sap
you sap

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sap

Past participle

sapped

Present Participle

sapping

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SAPPED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «sapped» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of sapped

bleed · deplete · devitalize · drain · enervate · erode · exhaust · rob · undermine · weaken · wear down

TRANSLATION OF SAPPED

Find out the translation of sapped to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sapped from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sapped» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 元气大伤
• Translator English - Spanish: minado
• English: sapped
• Translator English - Hindi: sapped
• Translator English - Arabic: استنزفت
• Translator English - Russian: подорвали
• Translator English - Portuguese: minou
• Translator English - Bengali: কমে
• Translator English - French: sapé
• Translator English - Malay: Sapped
• Translator English - German: geschwächt
• Translator English - Japanese: 搾り取っ
• Translator English - Korean: 약화
• Translator English - Javanese: Sapped
• Translator English - Vietnamese: suy sụp
• Translator English - Tamil: உறிஞ்சிய
• Translator English - Marathi: Sapped
• Translator English - Turkish: sapped
• Translator English - Italian: fiaccato
• Translator English - Polish: wyssała
• Translator English - Ukrainian: підірвали
• Translator English - Romanian: măcinat
• Translator English - Greek: εξασθένησε
• Translator English - Afrikaans: getap
• Translator English - Swedish: sapped
• Translator English - Norwegian: tæret

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPPED»

Discover the use of sapped in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sapped and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

A sapped democracy: the political economy of the Structural ...

This book is a study of the interaction between liberal economic and political reforms in Nigeria between 1983 and 1993.

Mojubaolu Olufunke Okome, 1998

Sapped Not Trapped

His hero in the novel, Domi, portrays the life of a typical Jaba boy hardworking and highly sensitive, brave but very vulnerable, confident, and courageous, with so much intellectual potentials and resilience, yet limited by several factors ...

Austin Gadzama, 2012

Sapped

Satire.

‎1993

Manufacture of Leather

The first-layer liquor is a sixth-layer liquor that has been sapped by a tanned pack . All the other liquors are made from leach-house liquor or leach-house liquor strengthened TABLE V LAYER S(“HEDl'Ll<} 1-'on ACID HEMLOCK TANNING ...

Allen Rogers, 1922

International library of technology: a series of textbooks ...

The first layer is an old liquor that has been sapped by usage on the fifth layer, and the second-layer liquor is also old, having been sapped on the sixth layer. The third-, fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-layer liquors are all sweet liquors made by ...

International Textbook Company, 1909

The Year-book for Colorists and Dyers ...

PROCESS FOR MAKING LEATHER DRESSING FROM SAPPED OR EXHAUSTED TANNING LIQUORS. George W. Childs, of New York, N. Y. Patent No. 882,489. dated March 17, 1908. The claims cover: 1. The process of treating sapped or ...

‎1909

Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales

their vigour longer, and toughen the roots. It is the opinion of many that sapped timbers die soon, and the lighter limbs fall off, and thus encumber the ground, whereas those ringbarked take longer to die, and the tree toughens, and what falls ...

‎1895

The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association

Sapped liquor; barkometer 40^'°. Temperature during all of the following experiments was from 2o°C. to 26°C. Determination of acid as acetic. Preservative added . No preservative Per cent. Start 0.57 After standing — 1 week 0.54 2 weeks ...

American Leather Chemists Association, 1912

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office

PROCESS FOR UTILIZING SAPPED TANNING LIQUORS. Geokge W. Childs, New York, N. Y. Original application filed May 16, -1906, Serial No. 317,141. Divided and this application filed Jan. 20. 1!>08. Serial No. 411,720. 1. The process of ...

United States. Patent Office, 1908

The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales

It is the opinion of many that sapped timbers die soon, and the lighter limbs fall off , and thus encumber the ground, whereas those ringbarked take longer to die, and the tree toughens, and what falls off acts as a good manure ; but there is no ...

Henry Charles Lennox Anderson, W. H. Clarke, F. G. Chomley, 1894

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPPED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sapped is used in the context of the following news items.

South Korea's growth slowest in more than 2 years

... slowed to the lowest in more than two years as a severe drought hit agriculture and an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome sapped consumption. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»

Burberry Sales Growth Sapped by Asian Shoppers' Shift

LONDON— Jingyi Gu left Burberry Group BURBY -0.34 % PLC's flagship Regent Street store on Tuesday laden with large, full bags—having saved about 20% ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Mariners' Robinson Cano says stomach illness has sapped strength

However, Cano said the illness sapped him of his energy and is still dealing with acid reflux. "It still affects me,'' Cano said. "Sometimes you drink water and it ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»

Struggles with rules package have sapped Stewart's confidence …

Tony Stewart walks to his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race Friday, June 26, 2015, in Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (The ... «Fox News, Jun 15»

CANADA STOCKS-TSX snaps three-day rally, sapped by cooling …

TORONTO, June 25 Canada's main stock index finished lower on Thursday, snapping a three-session rally, pulled lower by a hefty retreat in energy names. «Reuters, Jun 15»

FOREX-Euro strength on early Greek deal optimism sapped

... * Euro strength fades as optimistic headlines thin out. * Hammering away in negotiations, market has to wait. * Dollar broadly stronger, forecasts for more ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

Oil firmer but rally sapped by US EIA data

LONDON — Oil rose on Wednesday on US demand although the finer points of weekly data from there tempered its rally. Brent futures were up 73 cents at ... «BDlive, Jun 15»

Bob Tamasy: Being Sapped By the Apps

My first computer was a Macintosh 512K, given to me in 1985 by a kind friend who was an Apple dealer. He figured it was about time for me to become liberated ... «The Chattanoogan, Jun 15»

UK first-quarter growth sapped by surge in imports

LONDON Britain sucked in imports in the first three months of 2015, and its large services sector performed weaker than first thought, casting doubt over the ... «Reuters UK, May 15»

Tom Cleverley's confidence was sapped at Manchester United last …

By then his confidence had been sapped by the tumultuous campaign under David Moyes and ire from United fans certain he did not possess the requisite ... «Daily Mail, May 15»