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[ sir-uhp, sur- ] / ˈsɪr əp, ˈsɜr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR syrup ON THESAURUS.COM
nounany of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent. any of various preparations consisting of fruit juices, water, etc., boiled with sugar: raspberry syrup. Pharmacology. a concentrated sugar solution that contains medication or flavoring. simple syrup. verb (used with object)to bring to the form or consistency of syrup. to cover, fill, or sweeten with syrup. Origin of syrup1350–1400; <Medieval Latin syrupus<Arabic sharāb a drink; replacing Middle English sirop<Middle French <Medieval Latin, as above OTHER WORDS FROM syrupsyr·up·like, adjectiveWords nearby syrupSyro-, Syros, syrphid, syrphid fly, Syrtis Major, syrup, syrupy, sys-, sysop, syssarcosis, syst. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for syrupA bag of syrup in a box meets carbonated (or non-carbonated water) to produce a drink on demand. Font of Invention||September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST On the northeasternmost point of the U.S., pancake-like ployes are a daily staple, whether covered in syrup or soaking up gravy. On the Canadian Border, It's Pancakes for Every Meal|Jane & Michael Stern|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST The quartet is presented with a pitcher of syrup, which the waiter advises we apply “temperately, but not timidly.” The Hunt for New Orleans’s Secret Dish|Jane & Michael Stern|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST It turned out the bees had discovered a maraschino cherry factory in Red Hook and started bringing the syrup back to the hive. Honey Harvest at the Waldorf Astoria’s Beehives|Josh Dzieza|August 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He told MTV News in 2008 that quitting the syrup “feels like death in your stomach when you stop.” Rapper Lil Wayne and His Struggle With Sizzurp ‘Drank’|Allison Samuels|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Cook slowly until the prunes are tender and then drain the syrup and boil ten minutes before pouring over the prunes. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson Make sure that the syrup really is a syrup—that the sugar and water have thoroughly united. Candy-Making Revolutionized|Mary Elizabeth Hall A child from three to six years old will require from ten drops to half a teaspoon of the syrup every half-hour till relieved. Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree When asked what she intended to do with that crust, with childish simplicity she replied, “Save it to eat with syrup at dinner.” Blazing The Way|Emily Inez Denny Boil sugar and water to syrup; cool, add orange and lemon juice, strain. The Laurel Health Cookery|Evora Bucknum Perkins
British Dictionary definitions for syrup
nouna solution of sugar dissolved in water and often flavoured with fruit juice: used for sweetening fruit, etc any of various thick sweet liquids prepared for cooking or table use from molasses, sugars, etc a liquid medicine containing a sugar solution for flavouring or preservation informal cloying sentimentality verb (tr)to bring to the consistency of syrup to cover, fill, or sweeten with syrup Derived forms of syrupsyrup-like, adjectiveWord Origin for syrupC15: from Medieval Latin syrupus, from Arabic sharāb a drink, from shariba to drink: sense 4 from rhyming slang syrup of fig Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to syrupmaple syrup, molasses, sweetness, treacle, glucose, sorghum Medical definitions for syrup
n.A concentrated solution of sugar in water, often used as a vehicle for medicine. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |