Definition of SUP

sup

Meanings

Plural: sups

Noun

  • a small amount of liquid food
    • "a sup of ale"
  • A sip; a small amount of food or drink.
  • Superintendent.
  • Supremum, upper limit.
  • Supplement.
  • A supervision.

Verb

  • take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
  • To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
  • To eat supper.

Intj

  • what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)

Adj

  • Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.

Origin / Etymology

The verb is from Middle English soupen, 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.
The noun is from the verb. There is no evidence of continuity with Old English supa. Compare Middle English soupe, from Old English sūpe, which has the same meaning as Middle English sope (“a mouthful or small amount of drink”), from Old English sopa, whence sop.

Synonyms

swallow, t'sup, w'sup, wassup, wudup

Antonyms

sdown

Scrabble Score: 5

sup is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sup is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sup is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

sup is a valid Words With Friends word