sup

1

or 'sup

[ suhp ]
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interjectionSlang.

Origin of sup

1
First recorded in 1985–90; by shortening

Other definitions for sup (2 of 6)

sup2
[ suhp ]

verb (used without object),supped, sup·ping.
  1. to eat the evening meal; have supper.

verb (used with object),supped, sup·ping.
  1. to provide with or entertain at supper.

Origin of sup

2
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English s(o)upen, soupe, from Old French souper “to take supper,” from Germanic; compare Old English sūpan “to swallow, taste, sip”; see sup3

Other definitions for sup (3 of 6)

sup3
[ suhp ]

verb (used with object),supped, sup·ping.
  1. to take (liquid food, or any liquid) into the mouth in small quantities, as from a spoon or cup; sip.

verb (used without object),supped, sup·ping.
  1. to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities, as by spoonfuls or sips.

noun
  1. a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.

Origin of sup

3
First recorded before 900; Middle English s(o)uppen, soup(p)e, Old English sūpan; cognate with German saufen “to drink”; cf. sip, sop, soup, sup2

Other definitions for sup (4 of 6)

sup4
[ soop ]

nounMathematics.

Origin of sup

4
First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening

Other definitions for sup- (5 of 6)

sup-

  1. variant of sub- before p:suppose.

Other definitions for sup. (6 of 6)

sup.

abbreviation
  1. superior.

  2. superlative.

  1. supine.

  2. supplement.

  3. supplementary.

  4. supply.

  5. supra.

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How to use sup in a sentence

  • My friend sups late; he eats some strong soup, then a lobster, then some tart, and he dilutes these esculent varieties with wine.

  • Mr. Hume continues very easy, and has a tolerable appetite; tastes nothing liquid but water, and sups upon an egg.

  • It goes without saying that place must be made for a large number of "sups."

    Literature in the Elementary School | Porter Lander MacClintock
  • Bothvar made him drink two great sups; also he made him eat somewhat of the heart of the beast.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
  • Hjalti did as Bothvar bade: he stooped down to the blood; then drank he three sups: that will suffice him to wrestle with one man.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for sup (1 of 3)

sup1

/ (sʌp) /


verbsups, supping or supped
  1. (intr) archaic to have supper

  2. (tr) obsolete to provide with supper

Origin of sup

1
C13: from Old French soper; see sup ²

British Dictionary definitions for sup (2 of 3)

sup2

/ (sʌp) /


verbsups, supping or supped
  1. to partake of (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time

  2. Scot and Northern English dialect to drink

noun
  1. a sip

Origin of sup

2
Old English sūpan; related to Old High German sūfan, German saufen; see also sup 1

British Dictionary definitions for sup. (3 of 3)

sup.

abbreviation for
  1. above

  2. superior

  1. grammar superlative

Origin of sup.

3
from Latin supra

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