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vinegar - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vinegar' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vinegar [ a.]
- A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.
- Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.
2 . Vinegar [ v. t.]
- To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.