sugar sugar /ˈʃʊgɝ/

noun

1. () A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative  ( refined sugar , sugar )
   a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
     A spoonful of sugar added just the right amount of sweetness to her cup of tea.
   A spoonful of sugar added just the right amount of sweetness to her cup of tea.
   
   
2. Informal terms for money  ( boodle , bread , cabbage , clams , dinero , gelt , lettuce , lolly , lucre , dough , kale , loot , moolah , pelf , scratch , shekels , simoleons , sugar , wampum )
   informal terms for money
   
3. An essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain  ( carbohydrate , saccharide , sugar )
   an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain
   
   

verb

1. () Sweeten with sugar  ( saccharify , sugar )
   sweeten with sugar
    Sugar your tea
   sugar your tea