sauce

1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, India) Tomato sauce (similar to US tomato ketchup), as in:Examples: "[meat] pie and [tomato] sauce"AustraliaIndiaNew-ZealandUKcountableuncountable

2. (dated, slang, usually “the”) Alcohol, booze.Examples: "Maybe you should lay off the sauce."; "[…] she was thinking of her first husband, who was a heel to end all heels and a constant pain in the neck to her till one night he most fortunately walked into the River Thames while under the influence of the sauce and didn't come up for days."; "I've been pretty much off the sauce during the last week, trying to get Pepper to like me again. (Horace won't drink with me any more.)"Synonyms: adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, grog, libationcountabledatedslanguncountable

3. (slang, usually “the”) Vitality; capability or talent.Examples: "It's over for that guy. He lost the sauce."Synonyms: juicecountableslanguncountable

4. (bodybuilding) Anabolic steroids.countableuncountable

5. (art) A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the stump.countableuncountable

6. (dated) Cheek; impertinence; backtalk; sass.Examples: ""See here, Captain!" He planted himself squarely in front of Faramir, his hands on his hips, and a look on his face as if he was addressing a young hobbit who had offered him what he called "sauce" when questioned about visiting the orchard."; "‘Well, you know what Matchett’s like! Just about bring herself to talk to me because I’m housemaid, but if the gardener’s boy so much as looks at ’er it’s sauce,’ said Sarah."countabledateduncountable