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sugar

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/

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Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
A specific variety of sugar.
Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.
"He usually has his coffee white with one sugar."
A term of endearment.
"I'll be with you in a moment, sugar."
A kiss.
Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
"I think John has a little bit of sugar in him."
Diabetes.
Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.
"Sugar of lead (lead acetate) is a poisonous white crystalline substance with a sweet taste."
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
Heroin.
Money.
Syntactic sugar.

To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
"John heavily sugars his coffee."
To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
"She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words."
In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling down the syrup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or reach the state of granulation; with the preposition off.
To apply sugar to trees or plants in order to catch moths.
To rewrite (source code) using syntactic sugar.
To compliment (a person).