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Meaning of 'sauce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sauce [ n.]
- A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint sauce; sweet sauce, etc.
- Any garden vegetables eaten with meat.
- Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc.
- Sauciness; impertinence.
- A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.
2 . Sauce [ v. t.]
- To accompany with something intended to give a higher relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season; to flavor.
- To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to.
- To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to set off; to vary and render attractive.
- To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be impudent or saucy to.

Meaning of 'sauce' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sauce [ v]
Meaning (1):
- add zest or flavor to, make more interesting
Example in sentence:
  • sauce the roast

Nearby Words:

sauba ant sauce-alone saucebox sauced saucepan saucer saucily sauciness saucing saucisse

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