Ketchup
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɛt͡ʃ.əp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ketchup is a noun meaning (transitive) To cover with ketchup.
Meaning
(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
More Meanings
- (uncountable, chiefly US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).
- (countable, now rare) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
Example Sentences
tomato ketchup
To accompany meat, we prepare fruit ketchups and rhubarb chutney.
It strikes me she's "ketchupped" the lot! I won't touch a morsel!
This diner serves ketchup in red bottles, and mustard in yellow ones.
Word Forms
- ketchups
- ketsup
- ketchupping
- ketchupped
Synonyms for ketchup
Depending on context, synonyms include catsup.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include catsup, sauce, mushroom, kechap, katjap, katsup.
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