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Cup

kʌp

Cup definitions
noun
cup cups
  1. a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle
    cup
    • the contents of a cup

      "a cup of tea"

    • a measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a US pint (0.237 litre)

      "a cup of butter"

    • (in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist

      "Latin was replaced by the vernacular, and the cup was offered to the laity"

    • one of the suits in a tarot pack
  2. an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest
    • a contest in which the winners are awarded a cup

      "playing in the Cup is the best thing ever"

  3. a cup-shaped thing
    • either of the two parts of a bra shaped to contain or support one breast

      "she had grown from an A to a C cup in just six months"

    • the hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it

      "the ball bounced out of the cup"

  4. a mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider

    "the bars offered large glasses of white wine cup"

    punch drink mixed drink
verb
cups cupping cupped cup
  1. form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup

    "‘Hey!’ Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth"

    • place the curved hand or hands around

      "he cupped her face in his hands"

  2. bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating

    "Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped"