sugar meaning and definition

SUGAR noun

Definition of sugar (noun)

1. a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
   • synonyms: refined sugar
2. 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
3. informal terms for money
   • synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, wampum

SUGAR verb

Definition of sugar (verb)

1. sweeten with sugar
   • "sugar your tea"
   • synonyms: saccharify