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sup

sup

2 9.3
A large flat board you stand on to paddle on calm water
  • noun
  • /sʌp/
  • Jargon
translation icon : tabla de paddle
  • And if you're interested in buying an SUP, check them out for that as well.
  • a sup board
  • shape a sup

Anyway, if you guys saw over my Bachelorette week in Tulum, I had booked us a Sup yoga retreat and we did this like you.

Examples

  • You're given instructions on how to SUP, and once you're ready, it's time to get on board and head out.

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  • The SUP is an example; female participation in the sport is not only significant, but has also increased remarkably in recent years.

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  • You can stand or sit on an SUP.

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  • Their SUPs are earth-friendly, and we loved the ones we used.

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  • SUP, or stand-up paddleboarding, is one of those sports that seemed to have come out of nowhere.

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  • Leaving the cove, we re-boarded the boat from our SUPs.

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  • You just won the championship of Spain Somo SUP surfing, and admittedly, men fear to compete.

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  • Iballa, winner of the SYLT Windsurfing Championship, winner of the Spain National SUP Surf Championship, and second place finisher in the men's division at Somo, Spain this year, knows firsthand the need for further exploration of this subject.

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  • The SUP is popular among water sports enthusiasts for its stability and ease of use.

  • Many people enjoy taking their SUP out on calm lakes and rivers during the summer.

Synonyms

paddleboard
vssup
1 3.6

A long flat board for standing or kneeling to paddle on water

is the informal short form used mainly for wider boards for standing

Surface Forms

sup singular
sups plural

Morphology

sup = stand-up paddleboard (opaque) = S + U + P

The meaning depends on knowing the sport-specific abbreviation, since the letters themselves do not transparently signal the full term to most learners.

Etymology

Sup for the board is an abbreviation of stand-up paddleboard, with the letters S, U, P, so a sup is the board you stand on to paddle.