sugar

[ shoo g-er ]

/ ˈʃʊg ər /

noun

a sweet, crystalline substance, C12H22O11, 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.

Chemistry. a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.

(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).

a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.

Slang. money.

Slang. LSD

verb (used with object)

to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.

to make agreeable.

verb (used without object)

to form sugar or sugar crystals.

to make maple sugar.

Verb Phrases

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

Origin of sugar

1250–1300; Middle English sugre, sucre (noun) < Middle French sucre < Medieval Latin succārum < Italian zucchero < Arabic sukkar; obscurely akin to Persian shakar, Greek sákcharon (see sacchar-)

OTHER WORDS FROM sugar

sug·ar·less, adjective sug·ar·like, adjective non·sug·ar, noun

Words nearby sugar

suffusion, sufi, sufism, sufu, sug-, sugar, sugar act, sugar apple, sugar bag, sugar basin, sugar beet

British Dictionary definitions for sugaring off (1 of 3)

sugaring off

/ (ˈʃʊɡərɪŋ) /

noun

Canadian the boiling down of maple sap to produce sugar, traditionally a social event in early spring

British Dictionary definitions for sugaring off (2 of 3)

Sugar

/ (ˈʃʊɡə) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for sugaring off (3 of 3)

sugar

/ (ˈʃʊɡə) /

noun

Also called: sucrose, saccharose 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 Related adjective: saccharine

any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose

informal, mainly US and Canadian a term of affection, esp for one's sweetheart

rare a slang word for money

a slang name for LSD

verb

(tr) to add sugar to; make sweet

(tr) to cover or sprinkle with sugar

(intr) to produce sugar

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

Derived forms of sugar

sugarless, adjective sugar-like, adjective

Word Origin for sugar

C13 suker, from Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccārum, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit śarkarā

Medical definitions for sugaring off

sugar

[ shug′ər ]

n.

A crystalline or powdered substance consisting of sucrose obtained mainly from sugar cane and sugar beets and used in many medicines to improve their taste.

Any of a class of water-soluble crystalline carbohydrates, including sucrose and lactose, having a characteristically sweet taste and classified as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and trisaccharides.

Scientific definitions for sugaring off

sugar

[ shug′ər ]

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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