sip

sɪp

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#1·2h ago

A small mouthful of drink.

Origin: , of uncertain origin. Compare with . Possibly from a variant of (see sup) or perhaps from , sypian, from , from . Compare also , from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·2h ago

An event at which people drink alcohol in small, usually subintoxicating amounts.

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#3·2h ago

(transitive) To drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time.

bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.

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