SIP, verb transitive 1. To take a fluid into the mouth in small quantities by the lips; as, to sip wine; to sip tea or coffee. 2. To drink or imbibe in small quantities. Every herb that sips the dew. 3. To draw into the mouth ; to extract; as, a bee sips nectar from the flowers. 4. To drink out of. They skim the floods, and sip the purple flow'rs. SIP, verb intransitive To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips. SIP, noun The taking of a liquor with the lips; or a small draught taken with the lips. One sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight, beyond the bliss of dreams.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI