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sugar englanniksi
Sucrose in the form of small crystals, obtained from cane or beet and used to sweeten food and drink.
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A specific variety of sugar.
Any of various small carbohydrates that are used by organisms to store energy.
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A small serving of this substance (typically about one teaspoon), used to sweeten a drink.
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Effeminacy in a male, often implying homosexuality.
Anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance, especially in chemistry.
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.
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2005, Bruce Ian Mills, ''Theoretical Introduction to Programming'' (page 180)
- However, this bookkeeping is much less local syntax and sugar.
To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.
To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.
In making 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.
2002, "Jonathan Bromley", ''Fixed point arithmetic'' (on newsgroup ''comp.arch.fpga'')
- You can sugar the syntax of constants thus: (..)
2006, "Neil Madden", ''Re: Closures'' (on newsgroup ''comp.lang.tcl'')
- Sure, you could sugar the latter to look like the former (effectively implementing closures as objects), but it seems simpler to just allow the former.
To compliment (a person).
Used in place of shit!
to suck
1858, O Seor Pedro, ''Romance Gallego...''. Santiago: Imprenta de Manuel Mirás, page 2:
- ''Deixáradesme ir pra terra, pra que as miñocas as tripas e os ósos me esfuracasen e me sugasen axiña''
- : ''You'll let me go to the earth, so that promptly the earthworms drill and suck my guts and bones''
to suck (gloss)
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suckling, young mammal that hasn't weaned yet