sup
/sʌp/
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Definition
Verb:
- To eat or drink in small amounts: To consume food or liquid, especially soup or broth, by taking small mouthfuls, typically using a spoon.
- To eat the evening meal (archaic/dialectal): To have supper.
Noun:
- A small mouthful of liquid: A small amount of a liquid, especially a drink like ale or soup.
Examples
- Verb:
- She supped her soup slowly to savor the flavor.
- In the old tale, the travelers supped with the farmer's family.
- Noun:
- He took a sup of water from the canteen.
- "Would you like a sup of ale?" the innkeeper asked.
Advanced Usage
- "Sup with the devil": An idiom meaning to associate with dangerous or untrustworthy people, often implying that one must be cautious or cunning. It is a shortened form of the proverb "He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon."
- In that business deal, he's supping with the devil; I hope he knows what he's doing.
Variants and Related Words
- Supper (n): The main evening meal.
- We had a light supper at seven.
- Soup (n): A liquid dish, typically made by boiling meat, fish, or vegetables in stock or water.
- Chicken noodle soup is her favorite.
Synonyms
- Sip (v/n): To drink in small quantities.
- Slurp (v): To eat or drink with a loud sucking sound.
- Dine (v): To eat dinner (more formal than the archaic 'sup' for a meal).
Related Phrases
- Neither bite nor sup: An idiom meaning to have no food or drink at all.
- The prisoners were given neither bite nor sup for a full day.
Related Idioms
- He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon: A proverb advising that if you associate with dangerous people, you need to take precautions to protect yourself.
- Remember, he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon when negotiating with that company.
Noun
- a small amount of liquid food
- a sup of ale
Verb
- take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon