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sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/

noun

Meaning

  • Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.

  • A specific variety of sugar.

  • Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.

  • A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.

    "He usually has his coffee white with one sugar."

  • A term of endearment.

    "I'll be with you in a moment, sugar."

  • A kiss.

  • Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.

    "I think John has a little bit of sugar in him."

  • Diabetes.

  • Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.

    "Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste."

  • Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.

  • Heroin.

  • Money.

  • Syntactic sugar.

verb

Meaning

  • To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

    "John heavily sugars his coffee."

  • To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

    "She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words."

  • In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.

  • To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.

  • To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.

  • To compliment (a person).

Synonyms

sweeten,
sugar-coat,
sweeten

interjection

Meaning

  • Used in place of shit!

    "Oh, sugar!"