(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
Used in a Sentence
ketchup
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ketchup.
Editorial note
It's kind of like getting the individual packets of ketchup from McDonald's vs the family size bottle of ketchup from the grocery store.
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Definitions2
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Quick take
(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ketchup gathered in one view.
(countable, now rare) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ketchup.
verb
(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
See also: catsup, cetchup, tomato-ketchup
noun
(countable, now rare) Such a sauce more generally (not necessarily based on tomatoes, but with mushrooms, fish, etc.). This is the older meaning.
See also: catsup, cetchup, tomato-ketchup
Example sentences
It's kind of like getting the individual packets of ketchup from McDonald's vs the family size bottle of ketchup from the grocery store.
Sure, the family size gets you more ketchup for your dollar, but you don't normally need that much.
Hey Larry, why is the description for so many orders coming out as 'Warning: ketchup parameter set too high.
If you don't put it in, they make you call it 'imitation ketchup'.
I think we do have many kinds of ketchup, we just tend to call the fancier kinds BBQ sauce.
Some of the sauces are totally gross corn syrup ketchup level sweet.
I do buy takeaway coffee, and at a burger place, I might use ketchup sachets if that's all they have.
Maybe you object to what makes up the ketchup, mustard, etc?
Tech scales a lot easier than ketchup or school uniforms.
Turns out the standard for ketchup includes that sugar.
But for use at my home, I buy bottles of ketchup, not sachets.
Ideal replacement for things like ketchup or mustard.
Quote examples
I grew up in Utah, where "fry sauce" is the norm: ketchup mixed with mayonnaise.
A similarity index of zero just means "not at all similar to Earth", which, yes, applies to the Sun and Jupiter, but also to a blob of tomato ketchup, or moonlight, or schadenfreude.
Proper noun examples
So again - you think it's economical to invest 2k into a device that lets me save 40 cents on Ketchup?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ketchup in a sentence?
It's kind of like getting the individual packets of ketchup from McDonald's vs the family size bottle of ketchup from the grocery store.
What does ketchup mean?
(transitive) To cover with ketchup.
What part of speech is ketchup?
ketchup is commonly used as verb, noun.