 6 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sup
noun: a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" [syn: {swallow}]
verb: take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time
either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
[also: {supping}, {supped}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sup \Sup\ (s[u^]p), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Supped}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Supping}.] [OE. soupen to drink, AS. s[=u]pan; akin to D.
zuipen, G. saufen, OHG. s[=u]fan, Icel. s[=u]pa, Sw. supa,
Dan. s["o]be. Cf. {Sip}, {Sop}, {Soup}, {Supper}.]
To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or
drink by a little at a time; to sip.
There I'll sup
Balm and nectar in my cup. --Crashaw.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sup \Sup\, noun
A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with
the lips; a sip.
Tom Thumb had got a little sup. --Drayton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sup \Sup\, verb (used without an object) [See {Supper}.]
To eat the evening meal; to take supper.
I do entreat that we may sup together. --Shak.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sup \Sup\, verb (used with an object)
To treat with supper. [Obs.]
Sup them well and look unto them all. --Shak.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "sup":
beverage, bib, bite, board, booze, break bread with, breakfast,
bumper, cast, cook out, dash, dine, dine out, dinner, draft,
drain the cup, dram, drench, drink, drink bottoms-up, drink deep,
drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, drop, eat out,
follow strong drink, gargle, gleam, grog, gulp, guzzle, hint, idea,
imbibe, intimation, jigger, jolt, knock back, lap, lap up,
libation, lick, look, lunch, mess with, nip, peg, picnic, pledge,
portion, potation, potion, pull, quaff, round, round of drinks,
sample, savor, scintilla, shade, shadow, shot, sip, slurp, smack,
smattering, smell, snifter, snort, soak, soupcon, spark, spot,
sprinkling, suck, suck in, suckle, suggestion, suspicion, swallow,
swig, swill, taste, taste of, thought, tincture, tinge, tipple,
toast, tope, toss, toss down, toss off, tot, touch, trace,
wash down, wet
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