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Meaning of the word sup in English

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sup

US /sʌp/
UK /sʌp/
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Exclamation

1.

a casual greeting, short for 'what's up?'

Example:
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Sup, man? Long time no see!
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He just walked by and said, 'Sup?'
Synonym:
what's upheyhihello

Verb

1.

to eat the evening meal

Example:
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We used to sup together every night.
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They will sup on bread and cheese.
Synonym:
dineeat supper
2.

to take (liquid) by sips or spoonfuls

Example:
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She carefully supped the hot tea.
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He supped a little broth to regain his strength.
Synonym:
sipdrinkslurp

Noun

1.

a small amount of liquid food, especially soup or broth

Example:
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He took a sup of the warm soup.
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She offered him a sup of her tea.
Synonym:
sipmouthfuldraught
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