Sauce
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɔːs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sauce is a noun meaning A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
Meaning
A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
More Meanings
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India) Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:
- (bodybuilding) Anabolic steroids.
- (art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
- (US, obsolete slang, 1800s) Vegetables.
- (slang, usually “the”) Alcohol, booze.
- (slang, usually “the”) Vitality; capability or talent.
- (dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.
Example Sentences
apple sauce; mint sauce
[meat] pie and [tomato] sauce
Maybe you should lay off the sauce.
It's over for that guy. He lost the sauce.
Word Forms
- sauces
- saucing
- sauced
Synonyms for sauce
Depending on context, synonyms include sowl, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paste, gravy, broth, sausage, juice, ketchup.
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Sources & Attribution
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