sour

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈsaʊə/
/ˈsaʊ(ə)ɹ/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

The sensation of a sour taste.

2 Definition

A drink made with whiskey, lemon or lime juice and sugar.

3 Definition

(by extension) Any cocktail containing lemon or lime juice.

4 Definition

A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.

5 Definition

The acidic solution used in souring fabric.

Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make sour.

Example Sentences
  • Too much lemon juice will sour the recipe.
2 Definition

To become sour.

3 Definition

To spoil or mar; to make disenchanted.

4 Definition

To become disenchanted.

Example Sentences
  • We broke up after our relationship soured.
5 Definition

To make (soil) cold and unproductive.

6 Definition

To macerate (lime) and render it fit for plaster or mortar.

7 Definition

To process (fabric) after bleaching, using hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid to wash out the lime.

Adjective
8 definition(s)
1 Definition

Having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste.

Example Sentences
  • Lemons have a sour taste.
2 Definition

Made rancid by fermentation, etc.

Example Sentences
  • Don't drink that milk; it's turned sour.
3 Definition

Tasting or smelling rancid.

Example Sentences
  • His sour breath makes it unpleasing to talk to him.
4 Definition

(of a person's character) Peevish or bad-tempered.

Example Sentences
  • He gave me a sour look.
5 Definition

(of soil) Excessively acidic and thus infertile.

Example Sentences
  • a sour marsh
6 Definition

(of petroleum) Containing excess sulfur.

Example Sentences
  • sour gas smells like rotten eggs
7 Definition

Unfortunate or unfavorable.

8 Definition

Off-pitch, out of tune.