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cup C0806300 (kŭp) n. 1. a. A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking. b. Such a container and its contents. 2. Abbr. c. A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters). See Table at measurement.3. The bowl of a drinking vessel. 4. The chalice or the wine used in the celebration of the Eucharist. 5. A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy. 6. Sports A golf hole or the metal container inside a hole. 7. Either of the two parts of a brassiere that fit over the breasts. 8. An athletic supporter having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal. 9. A sweetened, flavored, usually chilled beverage, especially one made with wine: claret cup. 10. A dish served in a cup-shaped vessel: fruit cup. 11. a. A cuplike object. b. Biology A cuplike structure or organ. 12. A lot or portion to be suffered or enjoyed. tr.v. cupped, cup·ping, cups 1. To shape like a cup: cup one's hands. 2. To place one's curved hand or hands over or around: cupped his chin in his hands. 3. To subject to the therapeutic procedure of cupping. Idioms: cup of tea 1. Something that one excels in or enjoys: Opera is not my cup of tea. 2. A matter to be reckoned or dealt with: Recreational sport is relaxing. Professional sport is another cup of tea altogether. in (one's) cups Intoxicated; drunk.
[Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, possibly variant of Latin cūpa, tub, cask; see cupola.] cupped (kʌpt) adjhollowed like a cup; concaveEncyclopediaSeecupcupped
cup·ped (kŭpt), Hollowed; made cup-shaped.FinancialSeeCUP |