Sup Definition

sŭp
supped, supping, sups
verb
supped, supping, sups
To eat or drink (something) or engage in eating or drinking by taking small swallows or mouthfuls.
Supped the hot soup; supped away daintily.
American Heritage
To eat the evening meal; have supper.
Webster's New World

To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.

Wiktionary
noun
sups
Webster's New World
A small swallow or mouthful of liquid food; a sip.
American Heritage
abbreviation
Superior.
Webster's New World
Superlative.
Webster's New World
Supine.
Webster's New World
Supplement.
Webster's New World
Supplementary.
Webster's New World
interjection
Used as an informal greeting.
American Heritage
(slang) What's up (either as a greeting or actual question).
Sup? : (response) Not much.
Wiktionary
affix
Webster's New World
idiom
sup on
  • to eat a supper featuring or consisting of

    to sup on leftovers

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sup

Noun

Singular:
sup
Plural:
sups

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sup

  • sup on

Origin of Sup

  • From Middle English suppen, from Old English sÅ«pan (“to swallow, sip"), from Proto-Germanic *sÅ«panÄ… (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze"), German saufen (“to drink, booze"), Swedish supa (“to swallow, drink")), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit súpas 'soup, broth'), from *seue 'to take liquid'. More at suck.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English soupen from Old French souper from soupe soup soup

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English soupen from Old English sūpan seuə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • aphetic form of what's up (“How are you doing?")

    From Wiktionary

  • Short for What's up?

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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