adj tupu an ~ bottle chupa tupu; (colloq)on an ~ stomach bila kula chakula ~words maneno matupu yasiyo na maana; (math)~ set seti tupu. n(pl) vitu visivyo na kitu ndani k.v. chupa za bia. ~handedadj mikono mitupu. ~headedadj pumbavu vt,vi~ (out) mwaga, mimina mbali, toa; toka -ote -liyomo, -wa tupu the river empties into the sea mto unaingia baharini. emptinessn.