sauce

  • 61sauce — noun 1》 a liquid or semi liquid substance served with food to add moistness and flavour. 2》 N. Amer. stewed fruit, especially apples. 3》 (the sauce) informal alcoholic drink. 4》 informal, chiefly Brit. impertinence. verb 1》 season with a sauce.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 62sauce*/ — [sɔːs] noun [C/U] a liquid food that you put on other foods to give them a particular flavour tomato sauce[/ex] ice cream and chocolate sauce[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 63sauce — [[t]sɔs[/t]] n. v. sauced, sauc•ing 1) coo any liquid or semiliquid preparation, as gravy or a condiment, eaten as an accompaniment to food 2) coo stewed fruit, usu. puréed: cranberry sauce[/ex] 3) something that adds piquance or zest 4) inf… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 64sauce — See: HIT THE SAUCE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 65sauce — See: HIT THE SAUCE …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 66sauce — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin salsa, feminine of salsus salted, from past participle of sallere to salt, from sal salt more at salt Date: 14th century 1. a condiment or relish for food; especially a fluid… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 67sauce — 1. noun a) A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food b) cheek, impertinence 2. verb a) to add sauce to something …

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  • 68sauce — See: hit the sauce …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 69sauce — n alcoholic drink. In Britain this is a mainly middle class euphemism employed par ticularly by heavy drinkers; the implica tion is that alcohol is liberally dispensed. There may also be a subconscious iden tification with soused. ► I couldn t… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 70sauce — sɔːs n. gravy, liquid condiment poured over food for extra flavor; something that spices, something that adds flavor; boldness, insolence (Slang); stewed and pureed fruit; vegetables served with meat (Archaic) v. season, spice, give zest to;… …

    English contemporary dictionary