sour

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Adjective

1. Tasting of [[acidity]].
2. Made [[rancid]] by [[fermentation]], etc.
3. [[tasting|Tasting]] or [[smelling]] rancid.
4. {{qualifier|of a person's character}} [[hostile|Hostile]] or [[unfriendly]].
5. Excessively acidic and thus [[infertile]]. {{q|of soil}}
6. Containing excess [[sulfur]]. {{q|of petroleum}}
7. [[unfortunate|Unfortunate]] or [[unfavorable]].
8. {{lb|en|music}} Off-pitch, out of tune.

Noun

1. The [[sensation]] of a sour [[taste]].
2. A [[drink]] made with [[whiskey]], [[lemon juice|lemon]] or [[lime]] [[juice]] and [[sugar]].
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} Any cocktail containing [[lemon juice|lemon]] or [[lime juice]].
4. A [[sweet]]/[[candy]] having a sharply sour taste.
5. A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
6. The [[acidic]] [[solution]] used in souring fabric.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make sour.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become sour.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[spoil]] or [[mar]]; to make [[disenchanted]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To become [[disenchanted]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make (soil) cold and unproductive.
6. To [[macerate]] ([[lime]]) and render it fit for [[plaster]] or [[mortar]].
7. {{lb|en|transitive}} To process (fabric) after [[bleach]]ing, using [[hydrochloric acid]] or [[sulphuric acid]] to wash out the [[lime]].

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