Definition of "saucer" in English

noun

1. A small shallow dish to hold a cup and catch drips.

2. An object round and gently curved, shaped like a saucer.

   • The saucer-shaped object could have been a UFO.

3. A circular sled without runners.

4. (obsolete) A small pan or other vessel-like food container in which sauce was set on a table.

5. A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.

6. A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.

verb

1. (transitive) To pour (tea, etc.) from the cup into the saucer in order to cool it before drinking.

2. (intransitive) Of the eyes: to become large and round.