sugar

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sugar
ˈʃʊɡə Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink.
    E.g. a spoonful of sugar
  • any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose.
  • used as a term of endearment.
    E.g. what's wrong, sugar?
  • used as a euphemism for ‘shit’.
    E.g. ‘Oh sugar!’ cried Sally
  • a narcotic drug, especially heroin or LSD.
    E.g. bags full of extra-fine Colombian sugar
verb
  • sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar.
    E.g. Mother absent-mindedly sugared her tea
  • make more agreeable or palatable.
    E.g. the novel was preachy but sugared heavily with jokes

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