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Definition of sip noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sip

noun
 
/sɪp/
 
/sɪp/
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  1. a very small amount of a drink that you take into your mouth
    • to have/take a sip of water
    Extra Examples
    • Could I have a sip of your drink?
    • He drank the medicine in sips.
    • He took a final sip of his coffee before leaving.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • small
    • tiny
    verb + sip
    • drink
    • have
    • take
    preposition
    • sip from
    • sip of
    • in sips
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    Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps a modification of sup, as symbolic of a less vigorous action.
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