Meaning & Definition of Sugar in English
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Sugar
/ʃʊgər/
noun
1. A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
synonym:
- sugar,
- refined sugar
2. 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
synonym:
- carbohydrate,
- saccharide,
- sugar
3. Informal terms for money
synonym:
- boodle,
- bread,
- cabbage,
- clams,
- dinero,
- dough,
- gelt,
- kale,
- lettuce,
- lolly,
- lucre,
- loot,
- moolah,
- pelf,
- scratch,
- shekels,
- simoleons,
- sugar,
- wampum
verb
1. Sweeten with sugar
- "Sugar your tea"
synonym:
- sugar,
- saccharify
Examples of using
Our supply of sugar has run out.
Can you reach the sugar on the top shelf?
The sugar is all gone.