sip

[sip] /sɪp/
verb (used with object), sipped, sipping.
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), sipped, sipping.
4.
to drink by sips.
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
Related forms
sippingly, adverb
unsipped, adjective
Synonyms
1. See drink.

SIP

1.
supplemental income plan.
Examples from the web for sip
  • They feed on nectar from flowers and also sip water from damp patches.
British Dictionary definitions for sip

sip

/sɪp/
verb sips, sipping, sipped
1.
to drink (a liquid) by taking small mouthfuls; drink gingerly or delicately
noun
2.
a small quantity of a liquid taken into the mouth and swallowed
3.
an act of sipping
Derived Forms
sipper, noun
Word Origin
C14: probably from Low German sippen
Word Origin and History for sip
v.

late 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from a source related to Low German sippen "to sip," or from Old English sypian "absorb, drink in," related to supan "to take into the mouth a little at a time" (see sup (v.2)). Related: Sipped; sipping.

n.

c.1500, from sip (v.).

sip in Technology


1. Session Initiation Protocol.
2. Supplementary Ideographic Plane.
(2003-12-26)

Related Abbreviations for sip

SIP

  1. serial interface processor
  2. session initiation protocol
  3. single in-line package
  4. system implementation plan