Sap
Sap verb - To diminish the physical strength of.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| certain | certain sap | certain test |
| standard | standard sap | standard test |
| next | next sap | next test |
| last | last sap | last test |
| Other adjectives: giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Elite Four just test if you're qualified to fight the Champion at all (or in pure gameplay terms they serve to sap your Pokemon's strength and make the final battle harder).
Source: To Be a Master -
Once the final test is complete, they try burning the poor sap, only to find ponds aren't easily set aflame.
Source: Burn the Witch! -
In The Princess Bride, Westley is subjected to this at one point by Count Rugen, the six-fingered man of Inigo Montoya's past, who considers himself a "scholar of pain." He decided to test out a machine that can sap the life out of his victim, which of course is rather unpleasant to Westley.
Source: Cold-Blooded Torture
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Test and Sap. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sap/test
Sap & Test. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sap/test>.
Test or Sap. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sap/test.
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