sup.
To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
Meaning & usage
To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- Proto-Indo-European *su(H)ph₃néh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *suppōną Proto-Germanic *sūpaną Proto-West Germanic *sūpan Old English sūpan Middle English soupen English sup The verb is from Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to drink, swallow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa, “soup, broth”), from *sewe (“to take liquid”). More at suck. The noun is from the verb. There is no evidence of continuity with Old English supa. Compare Middle English soupe, from Old English sūpe, which has the same meaning as Middle English sope (“a mouthful or small amount of drink”), from Old English sopa, whence sop.
A sip; a small amount, of food or drink, water or rain.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- Proto-Indo-European *su(H)ph₃néh₂-der.? Proto-Germanic *suppōną Proto-Germanic *sūpaną Proto-West Germanic *sūpan Old English sūpan Middle English soupen English sup The verb is from Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to drink, swallow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa, “soup, broth”), from *sewe (“to take liquid”). More at suck. The noun is from the verb. There is no evidence of continuity with Old English supa. Compare Middle English soupe, from Old English sūpe, which has the same meaning as Middle English sope (“a mouthful or small amount of drink”), from Old English sopa, whence sop.
To eat supper.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Anglo-Norman superbor. Middle English soupen English sup From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.
what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)
— Sup? — Not much.
Where this word comes from
Procopic form of what's up (“how are you doing?”)
Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.
Where this word comes from
From s- + up.
Superintendent.
Where this word comes from
First syllable of superintendent.
Supremum, upper limit.
Where this word comes from
First syllable of superior.
Supplement.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of supplement.
A supervision.
Where this word comes from
First syllable of supervision.
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