sup

tr. & intr.v., supped, sup·ping, sups.
To eat or drink (something) or engage in eating or drinking by taking small swallows or mouthfuls: supped the hot soup; supped away daintily.

n.
A small swallow or mouthful of liquid food; a sip.

[Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan.]

sup² (sŭp)
intr.v., supped, sup·ping, sups.
To eat an evening meal; have supper.

[Middle English soupen, from Old French souper, from soupe, soup. See soup.]

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verb

To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip. Informal swig, toss down (or off). Slang belt. Idioms: wet one's whistle. See mouth.

noun

An act of drinking or the amount swallowed: draft, drink, potation, pull, quaff, sip, swill. Informal swig. Slang belt. See mouth.

On drawings, abbr. for “supply.”

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - søbe
v. intr. - spise middagsmad
n. - mundfuld, slurk

2.
v. intr. - dinere, indtage middag, spise til aften

Nederlands (Dutch)
avondeten gebruiken

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - boire à petites gorgées, (GB, dial) boire
v. intr. - boire à petites gorgées, (US) souper
n. - petite gorgée

2.
v. intr. - (US) souper

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - schlürfen
n. - Schlückchen

2.
v. - zu Abend essen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γουλιά, γουλίτσα
v. - ρουφώ με μικρές γουλιές, (απαρχ.) δειπνώ, τρώγω βραδινό
pref. - υπο-
abbr. - δειπνώ, τρώγω βραδινό

Italiano (Italian)
goccio, sorseggiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - janta (f)
v. - jantar
abbr. - sobre, superior, superlativo

Русский (Russian)
маленький глоток, ужинать, кормить ужином, отхлебывать небольшими глотками, есть жидкую пищу с ложечки, испытать, выпивать залпом

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - beber, tomar a sorbos, dar de cenar, cenar
v. intr. - cenar
n. - sorbo

2.
v. intr. - cenar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klunk
v. - smutta (på), supera, äta kvällsmat
pref. - över-, super-
abbr. - superlativ, supplement, supra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 啜, 呷, 啜饮, 一啜, 一口, 少量

2. 吃晚饭

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 啜, 呷
v. intr. - 啜飲
n. - 一啜, 一口, 少量

2.
v. intr. - 吃晚飯

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 조금씩 먹다, (술 등을) 홀짝거리다
v. intr. - (음료수를) 조금씩 마시다
n. - 찔끔 마심

2.
v. intr. - 저녁을 먹다, (빵을) 저녁으로 먹다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 夕食を食べる, すする, 飲む
n. - 一口

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رشفه , جرعه (فعل) يتعشى , يرشف (اختصار) اختصار كلمه ( SUPERIOR اعلى)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮לגם, גמע‬
v. intr. - ‮לגימה, טעימת משקה‬
n. - ‮לגימה, טעימת משקה‬
v. intr. - ‮אכל ארוחת-ערב‬

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