verb
sausage
SO-sihj
verb
1
To squeeze or pack something tightly into a long, rolled shape, like a sausage in its casing.
"She sausaged the leftover dough into a tight roll before slicing it."
2
To make into sausage, or to fit something snugly into a tight space.
"The commuters were sausaged into the packed carriage."
How to Use Sausage
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNote: FreeDict focuses here on the less common verb sense (to pack tightly or shape like a sausage) — the everyday food noun ("a pork sausage") is the far more common meaning of this word.
Word Forms
sausaged past tense, sausages singular
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman sausiche, tracing back to Late Latin salsīcia, meaning "seasoned with salt" — from the same root as "salt."