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sup 1  (sp)
tr. & intr.v. supped, sup·ping, 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.
n.
A small swallow or mouthful of liquid food; a sip.

[Middle English soupen, from Old English span; see seu-2 in Indo-European roots.]

sup 1
Verb
[supping, supped]
to take (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time
Noun
a sip [Old English sūpan]

sup 2
Verb
[supping, supped] Archaic to have supper [Old French soper]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supsup - a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale"
mouthful, taste - a small amount eaten or drunk; "take a taste--you'll like it"
Verb1.sup - take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"


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And a doe leaped up, and a doe leaped up From the pond in the wood where the wild deer sup.
His Dog availed himself of the occasion to invite a stranger Dog, a friend of his, saying, "My master gives a feast, and there is always much food remaining; come and sup with me tonight.
"At least," he said to himself, "I shall there have a firebrand of joy wherewith to warm myself, and I can sup on some crumbs of the three great armorial bearings of royal sugar which have been erected on the public refreshment-stall of the city.
 
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