Complete Definition of "sup"

English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�p|-�p

Etymology 1
Old French soper

Verb
en-verb|sups|supping|supped

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

#* 1883: w:Robert Louis Stevenson|Robert Louis Stevenson, w:Treasure Island|Treasure Island
#*: ...I propose we should have up the cold pie, and let him sup.
#* 1879: w:Bram Stoker|Bram Stoker, w:Dracula|Dracula
#*: I pray you, be seated and sup how you please. You will, I trust, excuse me that I do not join you; but I have dined already, and I do not sup.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A sip; a small amount of food or drink.

Etymology 2
aphetic form of what's up; Sup? What's up? How are you doing?

Interjection
sup?

  1. slang a superinformal greeting; slang for what's up

#: Sup? : (response) Not much.

Synonyms
wassup
wudup


Albanian

Noun
sup m (pl., supe)

  1. shoulder

Category:Albanian nouns


Indonesian

Etymology
From w:Dutch language|Dutch

Noun
sup

  1. soup

Category:Indonesian nouns
Category:id:Dutch derivations


Slovak

Noun
:sup m, supy or supi p
:sup stem
:declension pattern dub or chlap
:The standard declension pattern is dub; the form chlap is used only in fairy tales or poetry when referring to it as a person.

  1. vulture

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