SUP

I. verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: Middle English ~pen, from Old English sūpan, ~pan; akin to Old High German sūfan to drink, sip, Old English sopp sop Date: before 12th century transitive verb to take or drink in swallows or gulps, intransitive verb to take food and especially liquid food into the mouth a little at a time, II. noun Date: 1551 a mouthful especially of liquor or broth ; sip , III. intransitive verb (~ped; ~ping) see: soup Date: 14th century to eat the evening meal, to make one's ~per, IV. abbreviation ~erior, ~ra