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To sup is to eat a meal in the evening.

(verb)

An example of sup is to eat supper or dinner.

Sup is defined as slang for the expression, "What's up?"

(interjection)

An example of Sup is what close friends say to each other in the morning at school.

See sup in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb supped, supping

Dialectal sip

Origin: ME soupen < OE supan, to sup, drink, akin to Ger saufen: see suck

intransitive verb supped, supping

to eat the evening meal; have supper
to eat for or as supper: with on: they supped on cold porridge

Origin: ME soupen < OFr souper < soupe, soup, orig., a sop < VL suppa < WGmc *suppa < IE *seub-, var. of base *seu- > suck

superior
superlative
supine
supplement
supplementary
supply

Origin: L supra

above

sub-

used before p[supply]

See sup in American Heritage Dictionary 4

tr. & intr.v. supped 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.

noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Middle English soupen

Origin: , from Old English sūpan; see seuə-² in Indo-European roots

intransitive verb supped supped, sup·ping, sups

To eat an evening meal; have supper.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English soupen

Origin: , from Old French souper

Origin: , from soupe, soup; see soup

abbreviation

superior
superlative
supine
a. supplement
b. supplementary
supply
Latin supra (above)

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