- (v.t.) To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to take in with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid; as, to sip tea.
- (v.t.) To taste the liquor of; to drink out of.
- (v.t.) To draw into the mouth; to suck up; as, a bee sips nectar from the flowers.
- (n.) The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips.
- (n.) A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste.
- (v.i.) To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to take a sip or sips of something.
- (v.i.) See Seep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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