What does sugar mean?
Definitions for sugar
ˈʃʊg ərsug·ar
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sugar.
Princeton's WordNet
sugar, refined sugar(noun)
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
carbohydrate, saccharide, sugar(noun)
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
boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum(verb)
informal terms for money
sugar, saccharify(verb)
sweeten with sugar
"sugar your tea"
Wiktionary
sugar(Noun)
Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
sugar(Noun)
When used to sweeten drink, an amount of such crystalline sucrose approximately equal to five grams or one teaspoon.
He usually has his coffee white with one sugar.
sugar(Noun)
Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
sugar(Noun)
A generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc.
sugar(Noun)
A term of endearment.
I'll be with you in a moment, sugar.
sugar(Noun)
A kiss.
sugar(Noun)
Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
I think John has a little bit of sugar in him.
sugar(Noun)
Diabetes.
sugar(Verb)
To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
John heavily sugars his coffee.
sugar(Verb)
To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.
sugar(Interjection)
Used in place of shit!
Oh, sugar!
Webster Dictionary
Sugar(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. azcar), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. arkar sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. Saccharine, Sucrose.]
Sugar(noun)
by extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste
Etymology: [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. azcar), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. arkar sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. Saccharine, Sucrose.]
Sugar(noun)
compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words
Etymology: [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. azcar), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. arkar sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. Saccharine, Sucrose.]
Sugar(verb)
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
Etymology: [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. azcar), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. arkar sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. Saccharine, Sucrose.]
Sugar(verb)
to impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to mix sugar with
Etymology: [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. azcar), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. arkar sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. Saccharine, Sucrose.]
Sugar(verb)
to cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof
Etymology: [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. azcar), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. arkar sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. Saccharine, Sucrose.]
Freebase
Sugar
Sugar is the generalised name for a class of chemically-related sweet-flavored substances, most of which are used as food. They are carbohydrates, composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. There are various types of sugar derived from different sources. Simple sugars are called monosaccharides and include glucose, fructose and galactose. The table or granulated sugar most customarily used as food is sucrose, a disaccharide. Other disaccharides include maltose and lactose. Chemically-different substances may also have a sweet taste, but are not classified as sugars. Some are used as lower-calorie food substitutes for sugar described as artificial sweeteners. Sugars are found in the tissues of most plants but are only present in sufficient concentrations for efficient extraction in sugarcane and sugar beet. Sugarcane is a giant grass and has been cultivated in tropical climates in the Far East since ancient times. A great expansion in its production took place in the 18th century with the setting up of sugar plantations in the West Indies and Americas. This was the first time that sugar became available to the common people who had previously had to rely on honey to sweeten foods. Sugar beet is a root crop and is cultivated in cooler climates and became a major source of sugar in the 19th century when methods for extracting the sugar became available. Sugar production and trade has changed the course of human history in many ways. It influenced the formation of colonies, the perpetuation of slavery, the transition to indentured labour, the migration of peoples, wars between sugar trade-controlling nations in the 19th century, and the ethnic composition and political structure of the new world.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Sugar
shoog′ar, n. a sweet substance obtained chiefly from a kind of cane: anything sugary, honeyed words, flattery.—v.t. to sprinkle or mix with sugar: to compliment.—ns. Sug′ar-bak′er, a sugar-refiner; Sug′ar-beet, any one of several varieties of the common garden beet, grown for sugar; Sug′ar-can′dy, sugar candied or in large crystals; Sug′ar-cane, the saccharine grass (Saccharum officinarum) from which sugar is chiefly obtained.—adj. Sug′ar-coat′ed, coated with sugar.—p.adj. Sug′ared, sweetened with sugar.—ns. Sug′ar-gum, a large Australian eucalyptus yielding good timber, with sweetish foliage; Sug′ar-house, a factory where sugar is made; Sug′ariness, state or quality of being sugary or sweet; Sug′ar-loaf, a loaf or mass of sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone; Sug′ar-mā′ple, the hard maple; Sug′ar-mill, a machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar-cane; Sug′ar-mite, a mite infesting unrefined sugar; Sug′ar-plum, a species of sweetmeat made up in small ornamental balls or lumps like a plum: any very pleasing piece of flattery; Sug′ar-refī′ner, one who refines raw sugar; Sug′ar-refī′nery.—n.pl. Sug′ar-tongs, an implement for lifting pieces of sugar at table.—adj. Sug′ary, sweetened with, tasting of, or like sugar: fond of sweets.—Sugar of lead, acetate of lead. [Fr. sucre—Sp. azucar—Ar. assokhar—Pers. shakar—Sans. carkarā, sugar, orig. grains of sand, applied to sugar because occurring in grains.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sugar' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3008
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sugar' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1681
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'sugar' in Nouns Frequency: #1171
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sugar in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sugar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of sugar in a Sentence
Everything is a miracle. It is a miracle that one does not dissolve in one's bath like a lump of sugar.
I like a little bit of sugar in my tea, but I like one teaspoon, that was like a whole bag of sugar. It was getting so corny … we have to de-corny you.
Brian Facquet of Prohibition Distilling:
What separates well vodka from premium vodka is oil and sugar.
It’s not only fruits and vegetables that can give you short-term health benefits, changing Mary Jo Kreitzer salt or sugar intake in Mary Jo Kreitzer diet can have short and long-term benefits, not only in emotional health, but in physical too.
If someone replaces eggs with doughnuts, other refined starches and sugar or saturated fats, I'd rather they eat eggs, but for someone who really wants to be in optimal health. putting the emphasis on plant-based protein sources like steel-cut oatmeal and nuts would be a better way to go.
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Translations for sugar
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- suikerAfrikaans
- zucre, azúcarAragonese
- سكرArabic
- চুৰা, চেনিAssamese
- şəkər, qəndAzerbaijani
- шәкәрBashkir
- цу́карBelarusian
- за́харBulgarian
- চিনি, শর্করাBengali
- ཀར, ཁརTibetan Standard
- sukrBreton
- sucre, plomaCatalan, Valencian
- шекарChechen
- cukrCzech
- сахӑрChuvash
- siwgrWelsh
- sukker, skat, søde, indsukreDanish
- Zucker, Scheibenhonig, Scheibenkleister, versüßen, zuckernGerman
- ހަކުރުDivehi
- σάκχαρο, ζάχαρο, ζάχαρηGreek
- sukeroEsperanto
- azúcar, azucarar, endulzarSpanish
- kullake, suhkurEstonian
- azukreBasque
- شکر, قند, شیرین کردنPersian
- kultanen, sokeri, pusu, sokeroida, pehmentää, kaunistellaFinnish
- ma chérie, mon chou, bisou, bizou, sucre, mon chéri, bise, sucrerFrench
- sûkerWestern Frisian
- siúcraIrish
- siùcar, leannanScottish Gaelic
- azucre, adozar, azocrarGalician
- સાકરGujarati
- shugyrManx
- סוכרHebrew
- शर्करा, शक्कर, सकर, चीनीHindi
- sikHaitian Creole
- cukorHungarian
- շաքարArmenian
- sucroInterlingua
- gulaIndonesian
- sukroIdo
- sykurIcelandic
- zucchero, zuccherareItalian
- סוכרHebrew
- 糖質, 糖, 糖類, 砂糖Japanese
- gulaJavanese
- შაქარიGeorgian
- шекер, қантKazakh
- ស្ករKhmer
- ಸಕ್ಕರೆKannada
- 사탕, 砂糖, 설탕, 雪糖Korean
- شهکرKurdish
- sugraCornish
- шекер, кантKyrgyz
- sāccharumLatin
- ZockerLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- sukáliLingala
- ນ້ຳຕານLao
- cukrusLithuanian
- cukursLatvian
- jugaMarshallese
- hukaMāori
- шеќерче, шеќерMacedonian
- чихэрMongolian
- साखरMarathi
- gula, sakarMalay
- သကြားBurmese
- सखर, चिनीNepali
- suikerDutch
- sukker, kjæreNorwegian
- áshįįh łikanNavajo, Navaho
- sucreOccitan
- ଚୀନOriya
- сæкæрOssetian, Ossetic
- ਸ਼ੱਕਰPanjabi, Punjabi
- cukier, kochanie, słońce, słodzić, osłodzić, posłodzić, osładzaćPolish
- açúcar, doce, suavizar, açucararPortuguese
- asukarQuechua
- zutgerRomansh
- zahăr, glucide, zaharuri, îndulciRomanian
- са́хар, подсласти́ть, са́харить, поса́харить, блин, сахарRussian
- isukariKinyarwanda
- शर्कराSanskrit
- šèćer, шѐћерSerbo-Croatian
- සීනි, ශර්කරාSinhala, Sinhalese
- cukorSlovak
- sladkor, cukrček, sladilo, sladkatiSlovene
- sukaSamoan
- shugaShona
- sonkorSomali
- sheqerAlbanian
- tswekereSouthern Sotho
- gulaSundanese
- socker, sockraSwedish
- sukariSwahili
- சக்கரைTamil
- шакар, қандTajik
- น้ำตาลThai
- şeker, gantTurkmen
- asukalTagalog
- sukiriTswana
- sukaTonga (Tonga Islands)
- şekerTurkish
- шикәрTatar
- цу́кор, цукорUkrainian
- شکر, چینیUrdu
- shakar, qandUzbek
- 糖, đườngVietnamese
- betadajueg, jueg, juegabetadajuegVolapük
- צוקערYiddish
- 糖Chinese
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