treacle

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A syrupy byproduct of sugar refining; molasses or golden syrup.

   “Didn’t you see how the cub was ashamed of the thick bread-and-butter? I dare say they’re going to have treacle if they are good.”

2. isim Cloying sentimental speech.

   “The public tributes to Griffith were over-the-top in a way his acting never was, spreading treacle from the evening newscasts to the front page of the New York Times.”

3. isim Sweetheart (from treacle tart).

   “Listen, treacle, this is the last time I'll warn you!”

4. isim Synonym of theriac: an antidote for poison, especially snakebite; a supposedly universal antidote.
5. isim Synonym of cure: an all-powerful curative for some particular affliction.
6. isim Synonym of cure-all: a panacea for all human ailments.
7. fiil To apply treacle to a surface, so as to catch flies or moths, etc.