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sugar up en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (informal, intransitive) To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
    • The kids sugared up good last night.
  2. (informal, transitive) To add sugar to (something).
    • I sugared up your coffee.
  3. (informal, transitive) To give sugary foods to others to eat.
    • Please don't sugar up the kids tonight.
  4. (informal, transitive) To flirt with and give signals of romantic intent for the purposes of seduction
    • She's been sugaring him up for months.
  5. (informal, transitive) To make (something) more attractive; to touch up to add appeal.
    • I sugared up my stories to get those guys on my side.
  6. (informal, intransitive) Synonym of suck up (to adulate or flatter).
    • I don't wanna have to sugar up to Mr. Snyder.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
sugars up Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
sugared up Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sugared up Tense=Past lexicographic
sugaring up Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

suck up