meaning of vinegar
1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative, and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.
2. Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.
3. To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour or sharp.
4. sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
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