sugar up
To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.gTo ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
Meaning
6 senses(informal, intransitive)To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
The kids sugared up good last night.
(informal, transitive)To add sugar to (something).
I sugared up your coffee.
(informal, transitive)To give sugary foods to others to eat.
Please don't sugar up the kids tonight.
(informal, transitive)To flirt with and give signals of romantic intent for the purposes of seduction
She's been sugaring him up for months.
(informal, transitive)To make (something) more attractive; to touch up to add appeal.
I sugared up my stories to get those guys on my side.
(informal, intransitive)Synonym of suck up (to adulate or flatter).
I don't wanna have to sugar up to Mr. Snyder.
Forms
sugars up, sugaring up, sugared up, sugared up| Base form | sugar up · to sugar up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sugars up |
| Present participle | sugaring up |
| Past simple | sugared up |
| Past participle | sugared up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb