sap

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U] the liquid in a plant or tree that carries food to all its parts: Maple syrup is made from sap extracted from the sugar maple tree. 2 [C] (informal, especially AmE) a stupid person that you can easily trick or treat unfairly: The poor sap never knew what was going on behind his back. verb (-pp-) [VN] ~ sth