sugar down
sugar down verb: to boil down maple sap into maple syrup.
Verb
sugar down (third-person singular simple present sugars down, present participle sugaring down, simple past and past participle sugared down)
- To boil down maple sap into maple syrup.
- To cook or pack fruit in sugar to preserve it.
Forms of sugar down
| third-person singular present | sugars down |
|---|---|
| present participle | sugaring down |
| past participle | sugared down |
| past | sugared down |
Questions about sugar down
- What does sugar down mean?
- Sugar down means to boil down maple sap into maple syrup.
- What part of speech is sugar down?
- Sugar down is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sugar down?
- The past tense of sugar down is sugared down.
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