| Sip 1. (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. 2. (v. t.) To draw into the mouth; to suck up; as, a bee sips nectar from the flowers. 3. (v. t.) To taste the liquor of; to drink out of. 4. (v. i.) To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to take a sip or sips of something. 5. (n.) The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips. 6. (n.) A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste. 7. (v. i.) See Seep. Thesaurus Entries beverage, bib, bite, booze, bumper, cast, dash, draft, drain the cup, dram, drench, drink, drink bottoms-up, drink deep, drink hard, drink in, drink off, drink to, drink up, drop, follow strong drink, gargle, gleam, grog, gulp, guzzle, hint, idea, imbibe, intimation, jigger, jolt, knock back, lap, lap up, libation, lick, look, nip, peg, pledge, portion, potation, potion, pull, quaff, round, round of drinks, sample, savor, scintilla, shade, shadow, shot, slurp, smack, smattering, smell, snifter, snort, soak, soupcon, spark, spot, sprinkling, suck, suck in, suckle, suggestion, sup, suspicion, swallow, swig, swill, taste, taste of, thought, tincture, tinge, tipple, toast, tope, toss, toss down, toss off, tot, touch, trace, wash down, wet |