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sugared up

sugared up is the simple past and past participle of sugar up.

Meaning of sugar up

Verb

sugar up (third-person singular simple present sugars up, present participle sugaring up, simple past and past participle sugared up)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To ingest a large amount of sugar, e.g. in candy.
    • The kids sugared up good last night.
  2. (informal, transitive) To add sugar to (something).
    • I sugared up your coffee.
  3. (informal, transitive) To give sugary foods to others to eat.
    • Please don't sugar up the kids tonight.
  4. (informal, transitive) To flirt with and give signals of romantic intent for the purposes of seduction
    • She's been sugaring him up for months.
  5. (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.
  6. (informal, intransitive) Synonym of suck up (to adulate or flatter).
    • I don't wanna have to sugar up to Mr. Snyder.
    Synonyms:
    suck up

Questions about sugared up

What is sugared up the simple past and past participle of?
Sugared up is the simple past and past participle of sugar up.

Words near sugared up in the dictionary

  1. sugared
  2. sugared almond
  3. sugared down
  4. sugared off
  5. sugared out
  6. sugared up
  7. sugaredness
  8. sugarellie
  9. sugarer
  10. sugarers
  11. sugarfree

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