noun

1. any of a class of sweet, soluble, crystalline carbohydrates, as the disaccharides and the monosaccharides
2. sucrose, esp. when prepared as a crystalline or powdered substance used as a food and sweetening agent
3. a sugar bowl, specif. as forming a set with a creamer
4. flattery; honeyed words
5. sugar diabetes
6. Informal darling; sweetheart
7. Slang money

Etymology: ME sucre < OFr < OSp azúcar or OIt zucchero, both < Ar sukkar < Pers šakar < Sans śárkarâ, akin to śarkaraḥ, pebble

transitive verb

1. to mix, cover, sprinkle, or sweeten with sugar
2. sugarcoat

intransitive verb

1. ☆ to form sugar
2. ☆ to boil down maple syrup to form maple sugar: usually with off