molasses

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1. A thick, sweet syrup drained from sugarcane, especially (Canada, US) the still thicker and sweeter syrup produced by boiling down raw molasses. (uncountable)
2. Any similarly thick and sweet syrup produced by boiling down fruit juices, tree saps, etc., especially concentrated maple syrup. (US, uncountable)
3. Anything considered figuratively sweet, especially sweet words. (figuratively, uncountable) · He really poured on the molasses, charming his audience and changing more than a few votes.
4. Something which moves or works extremely slowly. (figuratively, uncountable)