Sup Definition

sŭp

supped, supping, sups

verb

supped, supping, 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.

American Heritage

To eat the evening meal; have supper.

Webster's New World

To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

noun

sups

Sip.

Webster's New World

A small swallow or mouthful of liquid food; a sip.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

abbreviation

Superior.

Webster's New World

Superlative.

Webster's New World

Supine.

Webster's New World

Supplement.

Webster's New World

Supplementary.

Webster's New World

interjection

Used as an informal greeting.

American Heritage

(slang) What's up (either as a greeting or actual question).

Sup? : (response) Not much.

Wiktionary

affix

Sub-

Webster's New World

idiom

sup on

to eat a supper featuring or consisting of
to sup on leftovers

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sup

Noun

Singular:

sup

Plural:

sups

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Sup

sup on

Origin of Sup

From Middle English suppen, from Old English sÅ«pan (“to swallow, sip"), from Proto-Germanic *sÅ«panÄ… (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze"), German saufen (“to drink, booze"), Swedish supa (“to swallow, drink")), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit súpas 'soup, broth'), from *seue 'to take liquid'. More at suck.

From Wiktionary
From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.

From Wiktionary
Middle English soupen from Old French souper from soupe soup soup

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English soupen from Old English sūpan seuə-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
aphetic form of what's up (“How are you doing?")

From Wiktionary
Short for What's up?

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition