Definition sup
Etymology 1
From Middle English suppen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), from Proto-Germanic *sūpaną (compare Dutch zuipen (“to drink, tipple, booze”), German saufen (“to drink, booze”), Swedish supa (“to drink, swallow”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sub-, compare Sanskrit सूप (sū́pa, “soup, broth”), from *sewe (“to take liquid”). More at suck.
Verb
sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)
- To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
Noun
sup (plural sups)
- A sip; a small amount of food or drink.
Etymology 2
From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.
Verb
sup (third-person singular simple present sups, present participle supping, simple past and past participle supped)
- To take supper.
Etymology 3
Aphetic form of what's up (“how are you doing?”)
Interjection
sup?
- (slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)
Etymology 4
From s- + up.
Adjective
sup (not comparable)
- (physics) Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.
Etymology 5
First syllable of superintendent
Noun
sup (plural sups)
- (informal) Superintendent.
Etymology 6
First syllable of superior
Noun
sup (plural sups)
- (mathematics) Upper limit.