Collins English-English Dictionary

sugar ['ʃυgə]

1. 1. n sucrose saccharose a white crystalline sweet carbohydrate, a disaccharide, found in many plants and extracted from sugar cane and sugar beet: it is used esp as a sweetening agent in food and drinks. Formula: C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁

2. 2. n any of a class of simple water-soluble carbohydrates, such as sucrose, lactose, and fructose

3. 3. n [Spoken] [chiefly US and Canadian] a term of affection, esp for one's sweetheart

4. 4. n a slang word for money

5. 5. n a slang name for LSD

6. 6. vt. [rare] [tr] to add sugar to; make sweet

7. 7. vt. [tr] to cover or sprinkle with sugar

8. 8. vi. [intr] to produce sugar

9. 9. vi. [Etymology] C13 suker, from Old French çucre, from Medieval Latin zuccarum, from Italian zucchero, from Arabic sukkar, from Persian shakar, from Sanskrit sarkara