математика; сокращение от supremum супремум
1. глагол 1) отхлёбывать, прихлёбывать Например: He began to sup his porridge. — Он начал понемногу есть свою кашу. to sup sorrow — хлебнуть горя Синоним(ы): sip 2) [устаревшее] ужинать Например: to sup on / off something — есть на ужин что-либо Синоним(ы): eat 2. имя существительное глоток Синоним(ы): draught, gulp Например: neither bite nor sup — не пивши, не евши (a) bit / bite and (a) sup — небольшое количество еды и питья
I. verb (supped; supping) Etymology: Middle English suppen, from Old English sūpan, suppan; akin to Old High German sūfan to drink, sip, Old English sopp sop transitive verb to take or drink in swallows or gulps intransitive verb chiefly dialect to take food and especially liquid food into the mouth a little at a time II. noun a mouthful especially of liquor or broth; sip; also a small quantity of liquid Example: pour me just a sup of tea III. intransitive verb (supped; supping) Etymology: Middle English soupen, suppen, from Anglo-French super, from supe sop, soup — more at soup 1. to eat the evening meal 2. to make one's supper — used with on or off Example: sup on roast beef IV. abbreviation 1. superior 2. supra