- (intransitive) archaic to have supper
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sup1 /sʌp/USA pronunciation
v., supped, sup•ping.
sup-,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- [no object] to eat the evening meal;
have supper. - [~ + object] to provide food for, or entertain at supper.
sup-,
- var. of sub- before p: suppose.
sup1 (sup),USA pronunciation
v., supped, sup•ping.
v.i.
v.t.
sup2 (sup),USA pronunciationv., supped, sup•ping, n.
v.t.
v.i.
n.
sup3 (so̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n. [Math.]
sup-,
sup.,
v.i.
- to eat the evening meal;
have supper.
v.t.
- to provide with or entertain at supper.
- Gmc; compare Old English sūpan to swallow, taste, sip. See sup2
- Old French souper to take supper
- Middle English s(o)upen 1250–1300
sup2 (sup),USA pronunciation
v.t.
- to take (liquid food, or any liquid) into the mouth in small quantities, as from a spoon or cup;
sip.
v.i.
- to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities, as by spoonfuls or sips.
n.
- a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food;
sip.
- bef. 900; Middle English suppen, variant of supen, Old English sūpan; cognate with German saufen to drink. Cf. sip, sop, soup, sup1
sup3 (so̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n. [Math.]
- Mathematicssupremum.
sup-,
- var. of sub- before p:suppose.
sup.,
- superior.
- superlative.
- supine.
- supplement.
- supplementary.
- supply.
- supra.
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sup /sʌp/ vb (sups, supping, supped)
sup /sʌp/ vb (sups, supping, supped)
- to partake of (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time
- Scot Northern English dialect to drink
- a sip
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sup. abbreviation for
- above
- superior
- superlative
'sup' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
sop
- sup.
- supper
- carry-in
- covered-dish supper
- ice-cream supper
- Last Supper
- Lord's Supper
- potluck
- well-supplemented
- sub
- Sunday supplement
- Sup. Ct.
- suppedaneum
- supper club
- supplant
- supple
- supplement
- supplemental
- supplemental plumage
- supplementary angle
- supplementary story
- suppletion
- suppletory
- suppliant
- supplicate
- supply
- support
- suppose
- supposition
- suppress
- suppurate
- supremum