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sauces




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sauces
     1. n. plural of sauce
sauce
     1. n. A liquid (often thickened) condiment or accompaniment to food.
           apple sauce; mint sauce
     2. n. (Australia) Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:
           meat pie and tomato sauce
     3. n. (slang) Alcohol, booze.
           Maybe you should lay off the sauce.
     4. n. (bodybuilding) Anabolic steroids.
     5. n. (art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
     6. n. (internet slang) alternative form of source ;, often used when requesting the source of an image or other posted material.
     7. n. (dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.
     8. n. (US, obsolete slang) Vegetables.
     9. n. (obsolete, UK, US, dialect) Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.
     10. v. To add sauce to; to season.
     11. v. To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate.
     12. v. To make poignant; to give zest, flavour or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
     13. v. (colloquial) To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.

Example Sentences

Dishes of a soup, of vegetables, meat or fish, and cups of sauces, dips, and curries are placed around the rice. 



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