Sekirov Dictionary

sour

UK /ˈsaʊ.ə/US /ˈsaʊ.ɚ/

adjective 8
verb 7
noun 6
forms 6
phrases 5

adjective8

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sharp to the taste, in the way that green apples are
- Lemons have a sour taste.
•
Hostile or unfriendly.
- He gave me a sour look.
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Made rancid by fermentation, etc.
- Don't drink that milk; it's turned sour.
•
Tasting or smelling rancid.
- His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him.
Unfortunate or unfavorable.
Excessively acidic and thus infertile. (of soil)
Off-pitch, out of tune.
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Containing excess sulfur. (of petroleum)
- sour gas smells like rotten eggs

verb7

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To make sour.
- Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.
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To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.
- To sour your happiness I must report, / The queen is dead. — 1611
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To become disenchanted.
- We broke up after our relationship soured.
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To become sour.
- So the sun's heat, with different powers, / Ripens the grape, the liquor sours. — 1720
•
To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
- stagnant water , which tends to sour the soil — 1832
To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.
To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime.

noun6

The sensation of a sour taste.
A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.
Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.
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A sweet/candy having a sharply sour taste.
- “You know I like them candies, especially the lemon sours.” — 2022
•
A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
- For many Years of Sorrow can dispense; A Dram of Sweet is worth a Pound of Sour — 1590
The acidic solution used in souring fabric.

forms

soured · souring · soureth · sours · sourer · sourest

Phrases with sour

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