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sauce
[saws]
noun
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
stewed fruit, often puréed and served as an accompaniment to meat, dessert, or other food.
cranberry sauce.
something that adds piquance or zest.
Informal.sauciness; impertinence; impudence.
Slang.Usually the sauce hard liquor.
He's on the sauce again.
Archaic.garden vegetables eaten with meat.
verb (used with object)
to dress or prepare with sauce; season.
meat well sauced.
to make a sauce of.
Tomatoes must be sauced while ripe.
to give piquance or zest to.
to make agreeable or less harsh.
Informal.to speak impertinently or saucily to.
sauce
/ ɔː /
noun
any liquid or semiliquid preparation eaten with food to enhance its flavour
anything that adds piquancy
stewed fruit
dialectvegetables eaten with meat
informalimpudent language or behaviour
verb
to prepare (food) with sauce
to add zest to
to make agreeable or less severe
informalto be saucy to
Other Word Forms
- sauceless adjective
- oversauce verb (used with object)
- ˈܳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sauce1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Adams knows, as does anyone who knows New York City that immigrants, undocumented and documented, are not some secret sauce that's helped reduce violent crime.
You know the one: a beloved grandmother, a simmering pot of red sauce, a mysterious ingredient no one can quite name.
Both the U.S. and U.K. versions of the series use Ardross Castle, a 19th century structure once owned by the grandson of the creator of Worcestershire sauce.
Maybe the delivery guy knew your dog’s name or how you liked your hot sauce on the side.
Not to be outdone, on Tuesday, McDonald’s announced the return of its beloved Snack Wrap, a simple chicken, cheese, lettuce and sauce combo rolled in a tortilla.
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