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sup
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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 2  (sp)
intr.v. supped, sup·ping, sups
To eat an evening meal; have supper.

[Middle English soupen, from Old French souper, from soupe, soup; see soup.]

sup1
vb sups, supping, supped
1. (Cookery) (intr) Archaic to have supper
2. (Cookery) (tr) Obsolete to provide with supper
[from Old French soper; see sup2]

sup2
vb sups, supping, supped
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to partake of (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) Scot and northern English dialect to drink
n
a sip
[Old English sūpan; related to Old High German sūfan, German saufen; see also sup1]
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"
Translations
sup [sʌp]
A. VIcenar
to sup off sth; sup on sthcenar algo
B. VT (also to sup up) → sorber, beber a sorbos
sup
vt (esp N Engl, Scot) → trinken
vi (old: = dine) → zu Abend essen; to sup off or on somethingetw zu Abend essen; he that sups with the devil must have a long spoon (Prov) → wer den Teufel zum Freund hat, kommt leicht in die Hölle (Prov)
n (= drink)Schluck m


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