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sugar [ sug·ar ]
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1. 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.
a sugar bowl
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2. A lump or teaspoonful of sugar, used to sweeten tea or coffee.
‘Black, two sugars, help yourself,’ Colin said pushing his mug towards her.
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3. Any of the class of soluble, crystalline, typically sweet-tasting carbohydrates found in living tissues and exemplified by glucose and sucrose.
The purpose of digestion is to break down complex molecules into simple ones such as sugars, fats, and peptides.
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4. Used as a term of endearment.
Well yes, compared to the drab fifties and khaki they probably were, but today their colours seem to be seen through a sepia veneer, and, sugar, that doesn't do it for me.
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5. Used as a euphemism for ‘shit’
‘Oh sugar!’ cried Sally
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6. A narcotic drug, especially heroin or LSD.
bags full of extra-fine Colombian sugar
Verb
1. Sweeten, sprinkle, or coat with sugar.
Mother absent-mindedly sugared her tea
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2. Spread a mixture of sugar, treacle, beer, etc., on a tree trunk in order to catch moths.
Aside from light, probably the next best method of collecting moths and other insects is the well-known method of ‘sugaring’.
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3. Make more agreeable or palatable.
The jaunty melodies sugar over the desperation of the lyrics.
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Origin
1. Middle English from Old French sukere, from Italian zucchero, probably via medieval Latin from Arabic sukkar.
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