noun · countable / uncountable · rare

sup

sup · sups

ластівка

глоток, ласточка

Schluck, Schwalbe

A sip; a small amount, of food or drink, water or rainA sip; a small amount, of food or drink, water or rain.

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/sʌp/

» He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)A sip; a small amount, of food or drink, water or rain.
a small amount of liquid food
(informal)Superintendent.
Supremum, upper limit.
(colloquial)Supplement.
A supervision.

Examples

7 sentences

He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon.
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The girl took the biggest spoon and supped from the biggest bowl.
ruДевочка взяла самую большую ложку и похлебала из самой большой чашки.
deDas Mädchen nahm den größten Löffel und aß aus der größten Schale.
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The canny one, or so I think, holds their tongue and sups their drink.
deDer kluge Mensch, so glaubt es mir, der redet nicht und trinkt sein Bier.
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I supped with them.
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When you sup with the Devil, use a long spoon.
ruСев за стол с дьяволом, бери длинную ложку.
deWer mit dem Teufel speist, braucht einen langen Löffel.
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Origin

The verb is from Middle English soupen, from Old English sūpan (“to sip, drink, taste”), f

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.

First syllable of superintendent.

First syllable of superior.

Clipping of supplement.

First syllable of supervision.

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