noun, verb, sauced, sauc⋅ing.| 1. | any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food. |
| 2. | stewed fruit, often puréed and served as an accompaniment to meat, dessert, or other food: cranberry sauce. |
| 3. | something that adds piquance or zest. |
| 4. | Informal. impertinence; sauciness. |
| 5. | Slang. hard liquor (usually prec. by the): He's on the sauce again. |
| 6. | Archaic. garden vegetables eaten with meat. |
| 7. | to dress or prepare with sauce; season: meat well sauced. |
| 8. | to make a sauce of: Tomatoes must be sauced while ripe. |
| 9. | to give piquance or zest to. |
| 10. | to make agreeable or less harsh. |
| 11. | Informal. to speak impertinently or saucily to. |

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