Definition of SAPS

Abbreviation: SAPS
Usage: S.Africa

1. South African Police Service

Noun: sap  sap

1. A watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant
    
2. A person who lacks good judgment
   - fool, muggins [Brit], tomfool, meathead, jughead [N. Amer], drongo [Austral, NZ], donkey, moegoe [S.Africa], nit [Brit], galah [Austral], boofhead [Austral], charlie [Brit], mampara [S.Africa], juggins [Brit]
    
3. A piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
   - blackjack, cosh

Verb: sap (sapped,sapping)  sap

1. Deplete
   "sap one's savings";
   - run down, exhaust, play out, tire
    
2. Excavate the earth beneath

See also:
saprozoic
sapsago

Anagrams containing the word SAPS

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