1sup1 (sʌp
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: sups, supping, supped
- (intr) archaic to have supper
- (tr) obsolete to provide with supper
Word Origin
C13: from Old French soper; see sup²2sup2 (sʌp)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: sups, supping, supped
- to partake of (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time
- Scottish Northern England dialect to drink
noun
- a sip
Word Origin
Old English sūpan; related to Old High German sūfan, German saufen; see also supOld English related to Old High German German see also 1Usage examples
You'll have to sup it in your mug; or straight from the pan, when it's cooled a bit.
, THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)Let's sup a while - You've got to understand people if you want them to understand science, says Ralph Levinson
New Scientist (1999)There are some great restaurants to match the wines, none better than Vintner's at Angaston, where the vignerons like to sup.
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)They and sons Daniel, 12, and Tom, nine, sup about 25 pints a week.
Sun, News of the World (2004)``A sup of wine," he said, `in a cowslip and it only half full.
, What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)