saucenoun
uk/sɔːs/us/sɑːs/sauce noun (THICK LIQUID)
A2 [ C or U ] a thick liquid eaten with food to add flavour:
a savoury/sweet sauce
tomato sauce
[ U ] slang alcohol:
He's been on the sauce (= drinking too much alcohol) again.
More examples
- a creamy sauce
- a mild chilli sauce
- Add a pinch of salt to the sauce.
- Stir the sauce gently until it begins to boil.
- Thicken the sauce with a little flour.
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Sauces, dressings, dips & pickles
- aioli
- apple sauce
- applesauce
- arrowroot
- aspic
- custard powder
- Dijon mustard
- French dressing
- garnish
- gravy
- mustard
- pesto
- piccalilli
- pickle
- purée
- tahini
- tartar sauce
- tomato ketchup
- topping
- vinaigrette
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Alcohol - general words
sauce noun (RUDENESS)
[ U ] old-fashioned remarks that are rude or show no respect:
That's enough of your sauce, my girl!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rude and cheeky
- backchat
- bold
- cheeky
- chutzpah
- cocksure
- cocky
- fruity
- gobby
- impertinent
- liberty
- lippy
- mouthy
- neanderthal
- offensive
- personally
- presumptuous
- sass
- sick
- smart mouth
- unpleasant
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Idiom(s)
what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander