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sup (sup)
intransitive verb supped, sup′·ping
- to eat the evening meal; have supper
- to eat for or as supper: with on they supped on cold porridge
Etymology: ME soupen < OFr souper < soupe, soup, orig., a sop < VL suppa < WGmc *suppa < IE *seub-, var. of base *seu- > suck
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Definition
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- superior
- superlative
- supine
- supplement
- supplementary
- supply
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Usage Examples
Object
- pint: He's standing at the end of the bar supping a pint of some fearsome Fen brew!
- ale: An evening spent in the pub supping ale with a hearty meal.
- beer: There's a group of 14 year-olds supping illegal beer!
- tea: They must have been too busy supping tea to notice it was chucking it down outside.
- wine: His boss is in the bar supping wine, having already finished an eight-hour day.
- glass: Andrew went quickly onto the hard stuff, supping a glass of some WKD shot stuff, among other things.
Converse of object
- have: Then, having led the sheriff to the spot, they threw him in and one by one had a sup of the broth.
Preposition: on
- beer: However, you also don't get to admire the smiley and beautiful bar staff or sup on cold beer and hot coffee.
Adjective modifier
- cit.: Reference was made to English authorities such as Northern Developments ( Cumbria ) Ltd. v J.& J. Nichol cit. sup.
Modifies a noun
- port: Three months ' infighting would seriously erode our sup port in the country.
Modifying Another Word
- together: At last I appeased him by saying that we would sup together.
- not: Do not sup o ' nights; ' twill beget you an admirable wit.
- just: With barely enough between us for one more round we all just supped in silence.
Followed by an intransitive particle
- up: So yours truly had to keep the side up and sup up.
Followed by a transitive particle
- up: The long proboscis of the moth can clearly be seen supping up the juices of a fallen apple.
Adjective complement
- full: No doubt the art of the last century supped full of horrors.
Preposition: at
- table: They showed me into the kitchen, and set me down to sup at the same table with some soldiers and the servants.
Preposition: from
- goblet: Why settle for boring beer glasses when you can sup from a gorgeous goblet.
Preposition: with
- devil: He who sups with the devil should expect to reap the consequences.
Noun used with modifier
- m: At casual gains above about 35 $ W / m sup 2$ , and a ceiling height of 3.. .
sup Quotes
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
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