syrup
or sir·up
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
any of various preparations consisting of fruit juices, water, etc., boiled with sugar: raspberry syrup.
Pharmacology. a concentrated sugar solution that contains medication or flavoring.
to bring to the form or consistency of syrup.
to cover, fill, or sweeten with syrup.
Origin of syrup
1Other words from syrup
- syr·up·like, adjective
Words Nearby syrup
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How to use syrup in a sentence
A bag of syrup in a box meets carbonated (or non-carbonated water) to produce a drink on demand.
Gin and white vermouth shaken with salted pomegranate syrup, dappled with rosewater.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending | Anne Berry | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPoke center of Italian sausages with chopstick to make well, fill with chocolate syrup and twist the open end of the sausage.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship | Harley Morenstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhisk together maple syrup and whiskey, add as much whiskey as desired.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship | Harley Morenstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTrista goes about making the shake, mashing up a banana, adding cherry syrup, a bit of milk, and soft-serve ice cream.
She brought some water and raspberry syrup, and Hans Nilsen, contrary to his custom, took a long draught.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandA little sugar and water heated on the stove served for syrup, and canned butter was also at hand.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonEven the silent, bland-faced Martians stopped sipping their wine-syrup and nodded their dark heads in time with the rhythm.
The Holes and John Smith | Edward W. LudwigSo he sent me two bottles of drink and some syrup, one bottle to take now and the other to-morrow morning.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete | Samuel PepysA dark sticky syrup was left which was only partly soluble in water.
Some Constituents of the Poison Ivy Plant: (Rhus Toxicodendron) | William Anderson Syme
British Dictionary definitions for syrup
/ (ˈsɪrəp) /
a solution of sugar dissolved in water and often flavoured with fruit juice: used for sweetening fruit, etc
any of various thick sweet liquids prepared for cooking or table use from molasses, sugars, etc
a liquid medicine containing a sugar solution for flavouring or preservation
informal cloying sentimentality
British slang a wig
to bring to the consistency of syrup
to cover, fill, or sweeten with syrup
Origin of syrup
1- Ancient name: sirup
Derived forms of syrup
- syrup-like, adjective
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