Definition of sugar

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sugar - 5 definitions

- noun
1. sugar -- a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
synonyms: refined sugar
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. carbohydrate -- 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
synonyms: carbohydrate, saccharide
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. boodle -- informal terms for money
synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, wampum
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
4. sugar -- sweeten with sugar; "sugar your tea"
synonyms: saccharify
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. sugar, sugars -- to cover with sugar
synonyms: sugars, sugared, sugaring
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

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