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sauce
When referring to food, "sauce" can be both countable (e.g., "different types of sauces") and uncountable (e.g., "there is too much sauce"). Using "sauce" to mean rudeness or cheekiness is more common in older English or specific regional dialects and is often used by authority figures when correcting a child's behavior. As a verb, it is almost exclusively used in culinary contexts.
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Getting that pasta you like. Do you want a specific sauce or just whatever?
Pesto please. Don't blow it.
Meanings
A thick liquid served with food to add flavor, moisture, or visual appeal.
"She poured a rich tomato sauce over the pasta."
Impertinent or disrespectful behavior; cheekiness.
"The teacher would not tolerate such sauce from a student."
To add sauce to food.
"He decided to sauce the grilled fish with a lemon-butter glaze."