ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Sapping

Sapping is when you want to take control of something that belongs to someone else. For example, imagine you want to take over a sandcastle that your friend built on the beach. Instead of just knocking over the sandcastle, sapping involves digging a tunnel underneath it, so that the sandcastle falls down without anyone noticing that you were there. It's sort of like secretly digging a tunnel under the sandcastle and removing the foundation so that the sandcastle collapses. This is a sneaky way to take control of something, but it can be used in different situations, like in war or in games, to sneak up on someone without being seen. However, sapping isn't a good thing to do in real life because it's cheating and can hurt people's feelings.
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