sɔ:s n. & v. --n. 1
any of
various liquid or
semi-solid preparations taken as a
relish with food;
the liquid
constituent of a
dish (mint sauce;
tomato sauce;
chicken in a
lemon sauce). 2
something adding piquancy or excitement. 3 colloq. impudence, impertinence,
cheek. 4 US stewed
fruit etc. eaten as
dessert or used as a
garnish. --v.tr. 1 colloq. be
impudent to; cheek. 2
archaic a
season with sauce or condiments. b
add excitement to. øsauce-boat a kind of
jug or dish used
for serving sauces etc. sauce for the
goose what is
appropriate in
one case (by
implication appropriate in others). øøsauceless adj. [ME f. OF ult. f. L salsus f. salere salsto
salt f.
sal salt]