sup
verb
[ sʌp ]
• take (drink or liquid food) by sips or spoonfuls.
• "she supped up her soup delightedly"
sup
noun
• a sip of liquid.
• "he took another sup of wine"
Origin:
Old English sūpan (verb), sūpa (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zuipen, German saufen ‘to drink’.
sup
verb
• eat supper.
• "you'll sup on seafood delicacies"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French super, of Germanic origin; related to sup1.
sup
exclamation
• what's up; what's happening (used as a friendly or informal greeting).
• "sup, guys"
Origin:
1950s (in Scottish use, in the sense ‘what is the matter?’): informal abbreviation of what's up ; compare wassup.
sup-
prefix
• variant spelling of sub- assimilated before p (as in suppurate ).
