Definitions of sugar [ˈʃʊg ər]

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Definition of 'sugar'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sugar
a sweet, crystalline substance, C

2.  sugar
any other plant or animal substance of the same class of carbohydrates, as fructose or glucose.

3.  sugar
(sometimes cap.) an affectionate or familiar term of address (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, subordinates, etc.).

4. (v.t.) sugar
to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.

5.  sugar
to make agreeable.

6. (v.i.) sugar
to form sugar or sugar crystals.

7.  sugar
to make maple sugar.

Definition of 'sugar'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sugar, refined sugar
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

2. (noun) carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar
an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

3. (verb) boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
informal terms for money

4. (verb) sugar, saccharify
sweeten with sugar
"sugar your tea"

Definition of 'sugar'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) sugar
a sweet-tasting substance used in food and drink
Do you take sugar in your coffee?; Add one cup of sugar.

Definition of 'sugar'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) sugar
a sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the Note below

2. (noun) sugar
by extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste

3. (noun) sugar
compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words

4. (verb) sugar
in making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the sirup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; -- with the preposition off

5. (verb) sugar
to impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with

6. (verb) sugar
to cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof

Translation of 'sugar'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the sweet substance that is obtained from sugar-cane, or from the juice of certain other plants, and used in cooking and for sweetening tea, coffee etc Do you take sugar in your coffee?
Afrikaans: suiker	Arabic: سُكَّر	Bulgarian: захар
Brazilian: açúcar	Czech: cukr	German: der Zucker
Danish: sukker	Greek: ζάχαρη	Spanish: azúcar
Estonian: suhkur	Farsi: شكر	Finnish: sokeri
French: sucre	Hebrew: סוּכָּר	Hindi: चीनी, शक्कर, शकरा, शर्करा
Croatian: šećer, slador	Hungarian: cukor	Indonesian: gula
Icelandic: sykur	Italian: zucchero	Japanese: 砂糖
Korean: 설탕	Lithuanian: cukrus	Latvian: cukurs
Malay: gula	Dutch: suiker	Norwegian: sukker
Polish: cukier	Persian: شكر	Pashto: بوره
Portuguese: açúcar	Romanian: zahăr	Russian: сахар
Slovak: cukor	Slovenian: sladkor	Serbian: šećer
Swedish: socker	Thai: น้ำตาล	Turkish: şeker
Taiwanese: 糖	Ukrainian: цукор	Urdu: شکر
Vietnamese: đường	Chinese: 糖
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