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sugar

[ shoog-er ]

noun

  1. a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
  2. Chemistry. a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.
  3. (sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address, as to a child or a romantic partner (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
  4. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.
  5. Slang. money.
  6. Slang. LSD


verb (used with object)

  1. to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.
  2. to make agreeable.

verb (used without object)

  1. to form sugar or sugar crystals.
  2. to make maple sugar.

verb phrase

  1. (in making maple sugar) to complete the boiling down of the syrup in preparation for granulation.

Sugar

1

/ ˈʃʊɡə /

noun

  1. SugarAlan (Michael) Baron1947MBritishBUSINESS: businessman Alan ( Michael ). Baron. born 1947, British electronics entrepreneur; chairman of Amstrad (1968–2008); noted for his BBC series The Apprentice (from 2005)
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sugar

2

/ ˈʃʊɡə /

noun

  1. Also calledsucrosesaccharose a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate, a disaccharide, found in many plants and extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet: it is used esp as a sweetening agent in food and drinks. Formula: C 12 H 22 O 11 saccharine
  2. any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose
  3. informal.
    a term of affection, esp for one's sweetheart
  4. rare.
    a slang word for money
  5. a slang name for LSD
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to add sugar to; make sweet
  2. tr to cover or sprinkle with sugar
  3. intr to produce sugar
  4. sugar the pill or sugar the medicine
    to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant

    the government stopped wage increases but sugared the pill by reducing taxes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sugar

/ gə /

  1. Any of a class of crystalline carbohydrates that are water-soluble, have a characteristic sweet taste, and are universally present in animals and plants. They are characterized by the many OH groups they contain. Sugars are monosaccharides or small oligosaccharides, and include sucrose, glucose, and lactose.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲ-ˌ, adjective
  • ˈܲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲa· adjective
  • ܲa· adjective
  • ԴDz·ܲa noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sugar1

1250–1300; Middle English sugre, sucre (noun) < Middle French sucre < Medieval Latin ܳܳ < Italian zucchero < Arabic sukkar; obscurely akin to Persian shakar, Greek á쳦󲹰Dz ( sacchar- )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of sugar1

C13 suker, from Old French çܳ, from Medieval Latin ܳܳ, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit ś첹
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There’s a good chance that there’s some kind of sugar at the end of the day.

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They are not sex workers and their jobs are entirely legal, but Aldrete said that poker girls sometimes form "sugar" relationships with affluent players, exchanging their companionship for financial support.

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Maybe they’ve all got a little sugar hidden in their tank.

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Fridays after school and figure skating practice, I’d set out the lineup — chocolate chips, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, Crisco — pressing the dough into fat, craggy mounds on my mom’s old cookie sheets.

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Sweeteners may help older children cut down on sugar though.

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