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adj
Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: sdown
intj
what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Synonyms: t'sup, wassup, w'sup, wudup
Antonyms: none provided
name
Acronym of Sailors' Union of the Pacific.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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name
Acronym of Socialist Unity Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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name
Acronym of Scottish Unionist Party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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name
Acronym of Stanford University Press.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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name
Acronym of Software Upgrade Protocol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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noun
A sip; a small amount, of food or drink, water or rain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Superintendent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
Supremum, upper limit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
Supplement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A supervision.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Cambridge University slang
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noun
Acronym of standup paddleboarding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Acronym of standup paddleboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Acronym of selective ultraviolet phototherapy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Acronym of single-use plastic(s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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noun
Acronym of shared use path.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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verb
To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To eat supper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a small amount of liquid food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: swallow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: taste, mouthful
verb
take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: consume, ingest, take in, take, have
History
From s- + up.
Procopic form of what's up (“how are you doing?”)
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sew-? Proto-Indo-European *sewH- Proto-Indo-European *peh3- Proto-Indo-European *su(H)ph3néh2-der.? Proto-Germanic *suppōną Proto-Germanic *sūpaną Proto-West Germanic *sūpan Old English sūpan Middle English soupen English sup 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. The noun is from the verb. There is no evidence of continuity with Old English supa. Compare Middle English soupe, from Old English sūpe, which has the same meaning as Middle English sope (“a mouthful or small amount of drink”), from Old English sopa, whence sop.
First syllable of superintendent.
First syllable of superior.
Clipping of supplement.
First syllable of supervision.
Etymology tree Anglo-Norman superbor. Middle English soupen English sup From Middle English soupen, suppen, Anglo-Norman super, from supe, soupe. More at soup.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
