sugar up

verb

To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.

“I sugared up your coffee.”

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Meanings

verbsugar up (third-person singular simple present sugars up, present participle sugaring up, simple past and past participle sugared up)

present singular third person sugars up · participle present sugaring up · participle past sugared up · past sugared up

  1. informalintransitiveTo ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.

    The kids sugared up good last night.

  2. informaltransitiveTo add sugar to (something).

    I sugared up your coffee.

  3. informaltransitiveTo give sugary foods to others to eat.

    Please don't sugar up the kids tonight.

  4. informaltransitiveTo flirt with and give signals of romantic intent for the purposes of seduction

    She's been sugaring him up for months.

  5. informaltransitiveTo make (something) more attractive; to touch up to add appeal.

    I sugared up my stories to get those guys on my side.

  6. informalintransitiveSynonym of suck up (to adulate or flatter).

    I don't wanna have to sugar up to Mr. Snyder.

    Synonyms: suck up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of suck up (to adulate or flatter).

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