sugar

1. sugar (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A food consisting of small, sweet crystals, principally of sucrose, obtained from sugar cane or sugar beet and used as sweetener and preservative.

Example: To a pound of gooseberries take a pound and a half of double-refined sugar. Clarify the sugar with water, a pint to a pound of sugar, and when the syrup is cold, put the gooseberries single in your preserving pan, put the syrup to them, and set them on a gentle fire.

Concept: Сахар

Polarities of the concept

2. sugar (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Any specific variety of sugar.

Example: The experience of sugar planters in Louisiana this year in holding their sugars in warehouse for future sales at better prices has revealed again, as it has done heretofore, the fact that the presence of moisture in the sugars is inimical to their maintaining their standard of quality

3. sugar (noun) — sense 3

Definition: Any of various small, water-soluble carbohydrates such as are used by organisms for energy and various other purposes.

Example: At the end of the second week there were less reducing sugars in the unpruned plants than in the previous week, but those in the pruned plants were the same.

4. sugar (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To add sugar to; to sweeten with sugar.

Example: John heavily sugars his coffee.

5. sugar (verb) — sense 5

Definition: To make (something unpleasant) seem less so.

Example: She has a gift for sugaring what would otherwise be harsh words.

6. sugar (verb) — sense 6

Definition: 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.

Example: To sugar off, I prefer using a kettle that will hold about half a. barrel; and boil over a brisk, steady fire, till on dropping some of the syrup into cold water it will break like glass, then dip it into wooden trays to cool, and when it is grained stir it briskly.

7. sugar (intj) — sense 7

Definition: Minced oath of shit.

Example: Oh, sugar!