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verb (used with object)
1.
to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of: He sipped the hot tea noisily.
2.
to drink from a little at a time: The bird sipped the flower.
3.
to take in; absorb: to sip knowledge at its source.
verb (used without object)
4.
to drink by sips.
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Sips
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
noun
5.
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid: One sip told me that the milk was sour.
6.
a small quantity taken by sipping: Take just a sip, not a gulp or a swallow.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English sippen (v.), akin to Low German sippen to sip
1350–1400; Middle English sippen (v.), akin to Low German sippen to sip
Related forms
sip·ping·ly, adverb
un·sipped, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| SIPS | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| side impact protection system: bars built into certain cars to strengthen the bodywork | |
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Word Origin & History
sip
late 14c., perhaps related to Low Ger. sippen "to sip," or O.E. supan "to take into the mouth a little at a time" (see sup (2)). The noun is attested from 1630s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
sip definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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