noun
- a liquid or semi-liquid mixture served with food to add flavor
- bold or impudent behavior; impertinence
Usage: informal
verb
- to add sauce to food
- to speak to in an impudent or disrespectful way
Usage: informal
Examples
- She poured tomato sauce over the pasta.
- The chef prepared a delicious cream sauce for the fish.
- Don’t give me any of your sauce, young man!
- He had the sauce to criticize his boss in front of everyone.
- Please sauce the vegetables lightly.
- The waiter will sauce your salad at the table.
- The student sauced the teacher and got detention.