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sugar

1 sugar /ˈʃʊgɚ/ noun
plural sugars
1 sugar
/ˈʃʊgɚ/
noun
plural sugars
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUGAR
[noncount] : a sweet substance usually in the form of white or brown crystals or white powder that comes from plants and is used to make foods sweeter
see also brown sugar, cane sugar, confectioners' sugar, maple sugar, powdered sugar
[count] : the amount of sugar in one spoonful, lump, packet, etc.
[count] technical : any one of various substances that are found in plants and that your body uses or stores for energy usually plural
[noncount] informal : the amount of sugar present in a person's blood at a particular time
called also blood sugar
chiefly US, informal used to address someone you like or love
2 sugar /ˈʃʊgɚ/ verb
sugars; sugared; sugaring
2 sugar
/ˈʃʊgɚ/
verb
sugars; sugared; sugaring
Britannica Dictionary definition of SUGAR
[+ object] : to put sugar on or in (something)
[no object] US : to make maple syrup or maple sugar by boiling sap from maple trees

sugar the pill

see 1pill

— sugared

adjective