noun [U]
1 a sweet liquid made from sugar and water, often used in cans of fruit:
pears in syrup
2 any thick sweet liquid made with sugar, used especially as a sauce: (BrE) syrup sponge and custard
seealsoCORNSYRUP, GOLDENSYRUP, MAPLESYRUP
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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