SAPPING Synonyms

• having a debilitating effect

• having a debilitating effect

• producing exhaustion

• becoming weaker

• the act of reducing the strength of something

• causing debilitation

• moderating by making pain or sorrow weaker

• use up (resources or materials)

• a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets

• a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

• a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

• a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21

• exert pressure on someone through threats

• a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

• hit with a cosh, usually on the head

• gases ejected from an engine as waste products

• system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged

• wear out completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• deplete

• use up the whole supply of

• eliminate (a substance)

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages

• make a fool or dupe of

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• fool or hoax

• indulge in horseplay

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a person who lacks good judgment

• hoop that covers a wheel

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

• deplete

• cause to be bored

• a person who lacks good judgment

• deplete

• perform or be performed to the end

• play to a finish

• become spent or exhausted