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- Dictionarysup/sʌp/
verb
- 1. take (drink or liquid food) by sips or spoonfuls: dated Northern English "she supped up her soup delightedly"
noun
- 1. a sip of liquid: "he took another sup of wine"
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SUP definition: 1. to drink or to eat: 2. used as a friendly greeting and to ask someone how they are and what is…. Learn more.
The meaning of SUP is to take or drink in swallows or gulps. How to use sup in a sentence.
Definition of 'sup' Word Frequency. sup. (sʌp ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense sups , present participle supping , past tense, past participle supped. 1. verb. If you sup something, you drink it, especially by taking small amounts. He supped water from a polystyrene cup. [VERB noun] 2. verb. If you sup, you eat dinner in the evening.
Sup definition: To eat or drink (something) or engage in eating or drinking by taking small swallows or mouthfuls.
To sup is to eat slowly, by spoonfuls. When you eat soup, you probably sup it. You can really only sup soft foods and liquids, like oatmeal and milkshakes and miso soup.
To eat or drink (something) or engage in eating or drinking by taking small swallows or mouthfuls: supped the hot soup; supped away daintily. n. A small swallow or mouthful of liquid food; a sip. [Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan; see seuə- in Indo-European roots .] sup 2. (sŭp) intr.v. supped, sup·ping, sups.
n. a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
