sugar

[ shoog-er ]

noun

1. a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , 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.
2. Chemistry. a member of the same class of carbohydrates, as lactose, glucose, or fructose.
3. (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).
4. a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter S.
5. Slang. money.
6. Slang. LSD

verb (used with object)

1. to cover, sprinkle, mix, or sweeten with sugar.
2. to make agreeable.

verb (used without object)

1. to form sugar or sugar crystals.
2. to make maple sugar.

verb phrase

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

Sugar

¹

/ ˈʃʊɡə /

noun

1. SugarAlan (Michael) Baron1947MBritishBUSINESS: businessman Alan ( Michael ). Baron. born 1947, British electronics entrepreneur; chairman of Amstrad (1968–2008); noted for his BBC series The Apprentice (from 2005)

sugar

²

/ ˈʃʊɡə /

noun

1. Also calledsucrosesaccharose 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 saccharine
2. any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose
3. informal.
   a term of affection, esp for one's sweetheart
4. rare.
   a slang word for money
5. a slang name for LSD

verb

1. tr to add sugar to; make sweet
2. tr to cover or sprinkle with sugar
3. intr to produce sugar
4. 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

sugar

/ shg′ər /

1. 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.

Derived Forms

• ˈsugar-ˌlike, adjective
• ˈsugarless, adjective

Other Words From

• sugar·less adjective
• sugar·like adjective
• non·sugar noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar¹

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

Example Sentences

Mike Schur, the creator of “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place,” is like a kid on a Halloween sugar high.

From Los Angeles Times

But it turns out this chemical process, in which bacteria, molds or yeasts break down sugar to create simpler compounds, could help alleviate the mounting crisis of food waste.

From Salon

I didn’t want to have to become a businessperson, but that is what — without a sugar daddy or a trust fund, and outside the confines of academia — being an artist does to you.

From Salon

According to Companies House, the Essex company is run by managing director Zivile Milusauskaite, and the firm still owns Sugar Hut.

From BBC

The bar still retained its magnetic pull for celebrities though, hosting wrap parties for Love Island and Celebrity Big Brother and employing so-called "Sugar Hut Honeys" to pull the crowds in.

From BBC

Related Words

• carbohydrate