take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

a small amount of liquid food; " a sup of ale"

To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to sip.

A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with the lips; a sip.

To eat the evening meal; to take supper.

To treat with supper.

To take into the mouth a little at a time, with the lips or in spoonfuls; sip.

To take the evening meal, or supper.

A small mouthful of liquid; sip.

Supped.

Supping.

To take into the mouth, as a liquid.

To eat the evening meal: ( B.) to sip:- pr. p. supping; pa. t. and pa. p. supped.

A small mouthful, as of a liquid.

To eat supper.

To take, as fluid food, in successive mouthfuls.

To partake of ( supper).

To sip.

A mouthful or taste of liquid or semiliquid food.

To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to sip.

To eat the evening meal.

Another form of the Latin prefix sub, which see.

To take by little at a time, or by mouthfuls, as a liquid; to eat the evening meal.

A small draught or mouthful of a liquid; a sip.

He may have a sup of comfort to- night." – The Northern Iron 1907 by George A. Birmingham

A good deal of pains was taken to induce him to accept an invitation to sup with Sir Joseph Yorke. – The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Various

Sure ye'd be more dacent to any mortal man that gave ye a bit and sup; but what ye're not taught, poor man, ye can't know. – Killykinick by Mary T. Waggaman

But, at such a moment, if you and the young ladies wish to sup, Agricola will fetch something from the cook- shop." – The Wandering Jew, Book II. by Eugene Sue

3: 20 Jesus says, " I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." – Food for the Lambs; or, Helps for Young Christians by Charles Ebert Orr

It's only the doctors that's made him low like and feelin' blue, and he ain't takin' sup or morsel, but we'll make him have a bite in his own room afterwards. – Innocent Her Fancy and His Fact by Marie Corelli

When it was time to sup, the dance ceased, and six and thirty persons sat down to two tables in the same room. – A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland by Samuel Johnson

" Although I am eager to see Cunegonde again," said Candide, " I should like to sup with Miss Clairon, for she appears to me admirable." – Candide by Voltaire Commentator: Philip Littell

We rest our legs here till evening, and then we sup. – The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete by George Meredith Last Updated: March 7, 2009

When Goosehead returned either to dine or to sup he could, as a rule, neither eat nor drink or taste either soup or meat, as everything was made bitter by too much salt. – The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) by Giorgio Vasari

They would dine in Paradise, they said, or sup in Antwerp. – Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete by John Lothrop Motley

If so disposed you may sup one night in the south of England and the next night in the north of Scotland. – The Iron Horse by R.M. Ballantyne

So I should have done, had I not unfortunately happened to engage Boultby to sup with me on his way home from the Bible Society meeting at Nunnely. – Shirley by Charlotte Brontë

On the discourse I have mentioned between him and his wife, Mrs. Brinsden in a violent passion declared she would go to the general shop and sup with her friends, who were gone from her but a little before. – Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences by Arthur L. Hayward

Jenny: Because if you don't sup here she will go in town. – The Lucky Man by Michel Baron, translated by Frank J. Morlock

" And you were wounded before New York, and an English officer gave you a sup of spirits and some fresh water, and washed your wounds, and-" " He did, he did; and you're the man who did it!" – Hurricane Hurry by W.H.G. Kingston

We will sup here when you are ready. – A Voyage with Captain Dynamite by Charles Edward Rich

That night Pizarro kept his engagement with the Inca, since he had Atahuallpa to sup with him. – History-of-the-Conquest-of-Peru by Prescott, William Hickling

Further, my bonny girls, I have asked a certain youth, George Beeston by name, to sup with us to- night, and it behooves you- What, Anna, has it come to that? – The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy

Theseus was pleased with the man's ways, and as he was both hungry and tired, he went up with him and sat down under the vines by the door; and the man said: " Now I will go in and make the bed ready for you, and you can lie down upon it and rest; and later, when you feel refreshed, you shall sit at my table and sup with me, and I will listen to the pleasant tales which I know you will tell." – Old Greek Stories by James Baldwin