sauce

/sɔs/
noun
  1. A thick liquid served with food to add flavor or moisture.
    • The chef prepared a creamy mushroom sauce for the steak.
    • She poured tomato sauce over the pasta.
    • I like to dip my fries in ketchup, which is a type of sauce.
  2. Informal talk or behavior that is rude or disrespectful.
    • Don't give me any sauce, young man.
    • The player got in trouble for his sauce toward the referee.
    • Her sauce earned her a detention after class.
verb
  1. To add sauce to food.
    • She carefully sauced each plate with a drizzle of balsamic reduction.
    • The recipe says to sauce the dish just before serving.
    • He sauced the chicken with a spicy barbecue glaze.
  2. To speak rudely or disrespectfully to someone.
    • He got a warning for saucing the security guard.
    • The student sauced the teacher and was sent to the principal.
    • Stop saucing your mother and apologize.
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