Definition

Noun: 1. A thick, sweet, sticky liquid: A viscous, concentrated solution of sugar in water, often flavored or medicated. It is used as a sweetener, a topping for food, or as a vehicle for medicine.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She poured maple sirup over her pancakes.
  • The pharmacist prepared a cough sirup for the child.
  • The recipe calls for simple sirup, made from sugar and water.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in a sirup": (Informal, figurative) To be in a state of excessive sentimentality or emotional sweetness.
  • That movie was so sentimental it was practically in a sirup.

Variants and Related Words

• Syrup: The more common modern spelling of the same word.
• Syrupy (adj): Having the consistency or sweetness of sirup; excessively sentimental.
  • The dessert was too syrupy for my taste.
  • He disliked the syrupy dialogue in the romance novel.

Synonyms

• Molasses: A thick, dark brown sirup produced during sugar refining.
• Treacle: (Chiefly British) A term for molasses or a similar sweet sirup; also used figuratively for excessive sentimentality.

Related Phrases

• Cough sirup: A medicinal liquid, often sweet and viscous, taken to relieve coughs.
• Simple sirup: A basic mixture of sugar and water, used in cocktails and desserts.

Noun

1. a thick sweet sticky liquid