Empty
Sap
Sap verb - To diminish the physical strength of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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At the end of the game, Nate succeeds in preventing Lazarevic from getting the powers of the sap, but returns home essentially empty handed, with virtually nothing tangible to show for his efforts.
Source: Video Game / Uncharted -
Once he was done it disappeared (see his empty hand in bed afterward), probably off to find some other sap - er, poor soul to advise.
Source: Webcomic / Darken
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Sap and Empty. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/sap
Empty & Sap. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/sap>.
Sap or Empty. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/empty/sap.
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