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| sug·ar [ shggər ] |
noun (plural sug·ars) |
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1. sweet-tasting substance: a sweet-tasting substance, usually in the form of tiny hard white or brown grains. Source: sugar cane, sugar beet. Use: sweetener for food, drinks.
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2. portion of sugar: a spoonful, lump, cube, or other portion of sugar
  likes his coffee black with two sugars
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3. sweet carbohydrate: a simple carbohydrate that is sweet-tasting, crystalline, and soluble in water
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4. term of endearment: used as a term of endearment
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informal
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5. strong drug: a strong drug, e.g. heroin or LSD
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dated slang
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verb (past and past participle sug·ared, present participle sug·ar·ing, 3rd person present singular sug·ars) |
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1. transitive verb add sugar to something: to add sugar to food or a drink
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2. intransitive verb make sugar: to make sugar or form sugar crystals
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3. intransitive verb make maple syrup: to boil maple sap to make maple syrup and maple sugar
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4. transitive verb try to make something more agreeable: to try to make something more appealing or flattering, or to make something unpleasant seem less so
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| [13th century. Via French and medieval Latin< Arabic sukkar< Sanskrit śarkarā "grit, ground sugar"] |
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| sug·ared adjective |
| sug·ar·less adjective |
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