sup
1 of 5verb (1)
ˈsəp 
supped; supping
transitive verb
: to take or drink in swallows or gulps
intransitive verb
chiefly dialectal : to take food and especially liquid food into the mouth a little at a time
sup
2 of 5noun
: a mouthful especially of liquor or broth : sip
also : a small quantity of liquid
pour me just a sup of tea
sup
3 of 5verb (2)
supped; supping
intransitive verb
1
: to eat the evening meal
2
: to make one's supper —used with on or off
sup on roast beef
sup
4 of 5abbreviation
1
superior
2
supra
sup
5 of 5interjection
variants or less commonly 'sup
US
—used as an informal greeting equivalent to "What's up?"
[Target Bakehouse and Café] Owner and baker Savancham Nap said the secret to their success lies in the relaxed manner the bakery treats its regular customers … "When those customers come. I don't say 'hello' I say 'sup man,' we talk to them like a friend, that's what people like about us."
James Baker"We always had to drive to Compton first to pick up our suit and do our makeup in this warehouse, and then go get gas, like at the nearest gas station, dressed fully as Sunny the Clown," [Alison] Brie recalls. "People were cool about it. They were just like, 'Sup girl?' And I was like, 'Sup?'" Becky Sullivan
James Baker"We always had to drive to Compton first to pick up our suit and do our makeup in this warehouse, and then go get gas, like at the nearest gas station, dressed fully as Sunny the Clown," [Alison] Brie recalls. "People were cool about it. They were just like, 'Sup girl?' And I was like, 'Sup?'" Becky Sullivan
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- belt (down)
- drink
- gulp
- guzzle
- hoist
- imbibe
- knock back
- pound (down)
- quaff
- sip
- slug (down)
- slurp
- swig
- swill
- toss (down or off)
Noun
- belt
- draft
- drag
- drink
- gulp
- nip
- quaff
- shot
- sip
- slug
- snort
- swallow
- swig
- swill
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Example Sentences
Noun the old mariner took a sup of grog and began his tale
Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English suppen, from Old English sūpan, suppan; akin to Old High German sūfan to drink, sip, Old English sopp sop
Verb (2)
Middle English soupen, suppen, from Anglo-French super, from supe sop, soup — more at soup
First Known Use
Verb (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun
1551, in the meaning defined above
Verb (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Interjection
circa 1981, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
sup
verb
ˈsəp
supped; supping
: to eat the evening meal
supping
verb
as in sipping
to swallow in liquid form supped the broth slowly Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- sipping
- drinking
- gulping
- quaffing
- swigging
- swilling
- imbibing
- slurping
- guzzling
- licking
- hoisting
- sucking
- knocking back
- consuming
- lapping
- tossing (down or off)
- slugging (down)
- tippling
- downing
- pounding (down)
- belting (down)
- toasting
- wining
- ingurgitating
- nipping
- putting away
- killing
- pledging
- mouthing (down)