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sour

Definition

  • noun: an alcoholic drink that has a sour taste
  • noun: something sour
  • verb: to lose freshness and get an unpleasant taste or smell
  • verb: to become sour
  • adjective: having an acid taste that is like the taste of a lemon
  • adjective: causing or characterized by the one of the four basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids
  • used especially of soil
  • synonyms: tart, crabbed, acetose

Examples

  • The team's victory was 'soured' by an injury to one of their best players.

  • The disappointing result of the election 'soured' her 'on' politics.

  • Their relationship ended 'on a sour note'. [=ended unpleasantly]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) with the dancing girl, was'nt it? What exactly did that mean? I'll explain it to you. Remember Lil's wearing a sour face. What do you mean? Her face had a sour look on it. We're going to have problems with the local authorities. They're not going to be (..)
    1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me