cup¹

nounPlural cups, Plural Cups kʌp

1A small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
Example sentencesExamples
- It has been suggested an underground vault contains the Holy Grail, a cup from which Christ drank, and the Ark of the Covenant.
- I was so shocked, I dropped my cup of hot cocoa and gasped.
- I lifted the plastic cup to my lips again, and took a swig.
- Two cups of steaming cocoa appeared in front of them on the coffee table.
- Some fans continued throwing, hurling their souvenirs, drink cups, beer bottles, batteries, portable radios and cell phones onto the field.
- "It's not by choice, " he muttered, and crushed his empty plastic cup in his hands.
- It shows men drinking from porcelain cups without handles, and coffee being served from a metal or earthenware jug.
- He went to a cooler and filled a paper cup with water.
- Travel jugs and water boilers are increasingly popular, many including stowaway drinking cups.
- I nodded and he stood up, gathering the styrofoam containers and empty soft drink cups and crumpled napkins.
- Her arm threw the empty, bare styrofoam cup harshly into the wastebasket.
- The friend and I both have the same cunning plan, and liberate some of the cups for drinks.
- At which point, to my astonishment, a midwife suggested feeding her formula but, to avoid spoiling her with a latex teat, she suggested the baby drink it from a cup.
- "Yes, yes I am, " I replied shakily, carefully setting the china cup on the table.
- I filled a paper cup with water while I got out the bottle.
- If necessary, use a disposable drinking cup inside to hold water.
- "Here, " she said, and put the cup to his lips.
- I can't quite put my finger on what it is, and I start looking around the room for moldy food or drink cups or small, dead animals.
- Australians drink coffee in smaller cups, our baristas tend to swirl the milk a little less, and we have completely different terminology.
- The tea grew cold quickly in the enameled tin cups, but we drank it for the water and the wheaty taste of lemongrass, and with it we ate ginger biscuits.
Synonyms
beaker
1. 1.1 The contents of a cup.
  a cup of tea
  Example sentencesExamples
  I drank endless cups of coffee and cinnamon tea.
  After the talk there will be a cup of tea and some light entertainment.
  Together we drank five cups and the pot was still not dry.
  Just drink several cups of good chrysanthemum tea.
  When students were asked how many cups of coffee they drink in a day (on average), the results were surprising.
  For 5 yuan, a visitor can get a cup of Sichuan tea and sit among bamboo and trees for as long as a whole day.
  Many students will be re-writing revision plans, displaying an inability to talk about anything else, drinking endless cups of coffee and suffering from a lack of sleep.
  On this day, since I planned to not leave the house all day, I decided to indulge and drink two cups of coffee.
  He hopes (as we all do) that inspiration will spring from a cup of coffee, a muffin, a phone call, housework…
  The energy boost from a cup of coffee reverses afternoon slump, helping to keep you alert and temporarily improving performance, concentration and reaction time.
  Business leaders gave the ruling a cautious welcome, saying they trusted employees not to turn up to work drunk, but to use pubs as a place to be sociable, watch the football and enjoy a cup of coffee.
  She says: ‘Next time I shall treat myself to more than a cup of tea!’
  And you're asked to drink cups and cups of it, and answer a zillion very specific questions about the taste.
  The next morning the kids sat in the coffee shop drinking steaming hot cups of coffee and hot chocolate.
  A cup of valerian tea an hour before going to bed can help to re-establish a normal sleep cycle, and is safe to take in conjunction with any prescribed medication.
  We still made it time but I think from tomorrow, we're going to be setting off a little bit later now the mornings are getting darker, so we'll have chance for a sit down with a cup of coffee and a slice of toast.
  We drink it all up like a nice cup of warm cocoa.
  Jacket potatoes cost £1.30 and a cup of tea was 50 pence.
  The restaurant's really good value for money - you can get a cup of coffee for only 85p!
  It is expected that the project will take about 6 to 8 weeks to complete and even if you can only go along for an odd session and a cup of coffee, you would be most welcome.
2. 1.2North American A measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a US pint (0.237 litre)
  a cup of butter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Can you measure out a cup of rice for me, please, and leave it to soak in a bowl of water?
  In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, cinnamon and salt.
  Boil half a cup of water, add one teaspoon of honey and then fill up with milk.
  But I don't think the diluted remnants of half a cup of diesel fuel in 12 gallons of gasoline will do any harm.
  He suggested one to two grams of dried thyme leaves (half to one teaspoon) in a cup of boiling water.
  An entire meal would equal about one cup of food if measured together.
  Begin with small quantities, such as half a cup of milk or an ounce of cheese.
  Then in a separate bowl, you mix up 3 1/2 cups flour.
  A dash serving is one cup of lettuce and half a cup of most other vegetables.
  Throwing a cup of bicarbonate of soda down a septic toilet each week will help to reduce acidity, and encourage the growth of waste-digesting bacteria.
  He measured out a cup of detergent and threw it in with the clothes.
  Substitute 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley for basil.
  Then add one cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and half a cup of fresh lemon juice, and garnish with a few of the fresh herb leaves.
  Take a half of a cup of softened butter and mix in about 4 tablespoons of a fresh herb.
  Eat about one-half cup of yogurt several times a day, especially when you take your protein.
  Briskly stir in 4 1/2 cups flour to make a soft dough.
  Robin added that 1/2 bucket of very hot water with a cup of vinegar not only cleans the floors well but is a winner with cleaning windows.
  All it takes is 5 servings per day (a serving equals 1 slice of bread or half a cup of cooked grain).
  Half a cup of syrup (two tablespoons per serving) was all I needed in each of the dessert soups.
  A cup of spinach is an excellent source of folate, which may help reduce your risk of heart attack.
3. 1.3 (in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist.
  Latin was replaced by the vernacular, and the cup was offered to the laity
  Example sentencesExamples
  The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not participation in the blood of Christ?…
  The cup was passed round and we joined together in the ritual, making us one through that same Christ.
  Apparently, he thought it looked a lot like the cups we use at church for communion.
  Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you.
  If communion cups were a danger, he said, there would be cases of mass infections.
4. 1.4cups One of the suits in a tarot pack.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was the later French adaptation which changed swords to spades, wands to clubs, cups to hearts, and coins to diamonds.
  Last September, I started with the swords and I moved on to the wands, and then to the cups.
2An 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.
Example sentencesExamples
- Billy gives the silver cup to his older sisters and the gold cup to his younger sister, just as promised.
- So the red army had won the cup and their third silver trophy gleamed amongst the iridescent confetti and brilliant white floodlights.
- Almost all of the items are prize cups, souvenir objects and all kinds of sports medals, trophies and shields.
- A clean sweep of domestic cups and two European trophies should have been followed by a Premiership title.
- Ned is awarded yet another prize cup for chopping.
- Sheep, dogs and vintage farm machinery will be displayed by their owners vying for the top prizes and the many cups and trophies on offer.
- He presented the cup, individual trophies and man of the match award.
- She was presented with a giant cup and gold medal at the end-of-season presentation at the weekend.
- There were four overall prizes of cups, many trophies and certs for all the children.
- But then he immediately displayed the cup in the trophy cabinet.
- A catch-all clause forbidding the award of the cup to anyone wearing a white shirt would be more sincere.
- The winning team took the glittering gold cup and a cash prize.
- Everyone makes their way back to the campground and Billy is awarded the gold cup as well as three hundred dollars in prize money.
- There were three new cups and a trophy among the awards this year.
- I know they have won cups and trophies over the last few years, but if you ask any player in the squad, the one they would all love to win is the premiership.
- She received a silver cup and sash as well as a gold world medal which secures her place for next year's world championships to be held in Killarney.
- It was Hughes who organised a horse-race on Vasil'evskii Island in July 1792 with a silver cup as the prize.
- All that was left on the street was the shattered remains of a small trophy cup, broken silver shards twinkling in the evening light.
- He tried to salvage a silver cup embellished with antique gold medallions but threw it back at gunpoint.
- Competitions were held for babies in different age groups and winners were presented silver cups and cash prizes.
Synonyms
trophy, chalice
award, prize
1. 2.1 A contest in which the winners are awarded a cup.
  playing in the Cup is the best thing ever
  Example sentencesExamples
  His record of winning six championships and three European Cups in eight years at Liverpool is second to none.
  It was a one-sided competition back then; in fact, the British had lost 10 of the last 11 Cups.
  The more immediate job is to win the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
  Winning back-to-back Cups is an amazing achievement of mental and physical stamina, as well as hockey skill.
  You go into the European Cup hoping to get challenges like we are going to get on Wednesday.
  Your team has reached the semi finals of the Cup and it's your only chance of silverware this season.
  There is hope yet of a run in the European Cup, but it can only delay the inevitable.
  They should have some rule whereby you can't play the same team in both Cups.
  In 1956, the first ever football European Cup was won in Paris by Real Madrid.
  Newcastle have come from behind to win and the fans celebrate like they've won the European Cup.
  He will receive a specially designed engraved crystal award from the cup sponsors.
  That move has paid off handsomely this year and Liverpool have proved to be the team to beat in the Cups.
  Winning the European Cup is the big one, and for some the only one.
  They made the European Cup last eight, but were sloppy at home to Valencia and let in a soft goal in Spain.
  I would rather go out of the Cup than lose league points under certain circumstances.
  Since the growth of the cup into one of sport's greatest and most watched contests, winning the venue is a valued and valuable prize.
  After the long and twisting road to the final there are only two teams left standing in the European Cup.
  Canada went on to fall to Argentina 19-14 in the Cup quarterfinal match.
  The finalists in Europe's second - tier cup competition play a similar style.
  There is a feeling around the city that, with relegation less of a worry, this could be our year in the Cup.
3A cup-shaped thing.
Example sentencesExamples
- When the nest framework was finished but some soft materials were still needed to line the nest cup, we performed the experiment.
- They come in many varieties of two basic forms: the cup or ‘open’ bell, and the hollow sphere or crotal.
- Feeders that attach to a window with suction cups provide excitingly close encounters!
- He pulled a pack of peanut butter cups from the plastic bag and set it down in front of the headstone.
- Test the floor hardness in several spots with a diamond cup mounted on a small angle grinder.
- The first bit of fiddling involves bending the LED leads and fitting them into their little black housing cups which you have inserted into the holes in the faceplate.
- The cup is then lined with mud, fur, bark, grass, and paper.
- This stalked crinoid lacks arms, has a disc-shaped aboral cup that is at least five times wider than high, and has the anal opening in the aboral cup.
- Drape the phyllo circles over the prepared molds to form into cups.
- She then described how they had little things like suction cups on their fingertips.
- We stand in silence watching more people join the line as others leave happily with their cones and cups blissed out, stressless, and not quite ready to go home.
- A cup replaces the disc seen with an ophthalmoscope, the magnifying light for looking inside your eye.
- Thanks to an elastic band that connects the shoe's tongue to the sidewalls and a heel cup with a notch for your Achilles tendon, the fit is superb.
- Carefully separate lettuce leaves and trim with scissors to form neat cups.
- The periphery of the original blank must form the top circle of the cup.
- The weighing cup protruded from the top of the box and was placed below the end of a blow tube from which mealworms could be dispensed.
- The most commonly used prostheses are metal femoral components with plastic acetabular cups.
1. 3.1 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
  Example sentencesExamples
  Using polymer sensors, the bra tightens and loosens its straps, or stiffens and relaxes its cups in response to the movements of the wearer.
  Exceptional support and fit are achieved from a new technique based on variable elasticity and a patented moulding system which allows the cups to give full support plus gentle fit.
  I pick up another bra, lift my breasts into the cups, fasten the back and arrange the straps.
  Bigger cup sizes get a boost from halter necks which help support, while underwires lift and built-in cups define.
  It pumps up your cleavage using two air bags inserted in the cups.
  My right nipple is nearly horizontal and in line with the seam on my bra cup.
  The cup seams can be cut out and used to sew over the poking underwire part.
  I've seen bras with an adjustable bit in the front between the cups, maybe something like that would help?
  Your days of stuffing cups and settling for thingies that look like training bras are over.
  The most common problems were with the cups and underwires of the bra.
  The bra cups are covered with netting and the padding is patterned to look like a soccer ball.
  He looked up in time to see Greta open her blouse and tuck the vial into the cup of her brassiere.
  Try a bra with support and lift in the cups, as the back of your bra should be parallel to the front.
  Look for a wide band for support, uplifting underwire, and cups made of sturdy rather than sheer fabric.
2. 3.2Golf The hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it.
  the ball bounced out of the cup
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many golfers try to steer putts into the cup, especially when they can see the hole peripherally.
  It will slow down just prior to taking the break, then fall toward the hole and into the cup from the top side.
  But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory.
  After sunshine and wind had baked the surface, several players watched their putts approach the cup but trickle far past the hole.
  Practice narrowing your focus by hitting a tee that is stuck in the back of the cup directly on line with your ball.
4mass noun A mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider.
the bars offered large glasses of white wine cup
a non-alcoholic fruit cup
Synonyms
punch, drink, mixed drink

verbcups, cupped, cupping kʌp

[with object]

1Form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup.
‘Hey!’ Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth
Example sentencesExamples
- Scrambling to his feet, he cupped his hands and shouted in the direction he thought the voice came from.
- As she watched, he placed the end of the cigarette into his mouth and proceeded to light it, cupping his hand around the flame and the end of the stick.
- Let your arms swing naturally and in rhythm with your legs and loosely cup your hands.
- Dustin, now panicking, kicked his legs and cupped his hands, and started to swim downstream.
- A shrill roar rumbled out from its mouth, and he cupped his hands over his ears to try to block it out.
- Slowly she lifted the lighter to her mouth and then cupped her hands around it to block the wind.
- Assured that her spine was undamaged and her limbs unbroken, he cupped his hand against her cheek.
- Turning the tap of one of the sinks I cupped my hands and grabbed some water.
- I turned on the sink, cupped my hands under the faucet, and drank some of the water that was trapped in my hands.
- She leans forward, cups her hands around her empty glass.
- Take your measurements where your fingers curve back in, while your hands are naturally cupped.
- His feet were slightly apart from each other and his left hand was cupped under his right hand.
- I cupped my right hand over it and rolled the lavender between my palms.
- He cups his hands to his mouth and shouts something back, but I cannot hear him.
- He stoops down, cups his right hand and scoops from the rainwater puddle and drinks.
- Next, cup your left hand around your mouth and direct the sound straight into your ear.
- He reached out with one long arm, cupped his hand behind her neck and pulled her to him.
- When she reached out for her change and turned to walk away, the shopkeeper held on to the gold coins between his thumb and forefinger and cupped a hand to his ear.
- I stopped, cupping my hand over my mouth and forcing back tears.
- Two set of feet trampled the house, and Virginia cupped a hand over her mouth, trying to silence her heavy breathing and inevitable sobs.
1. 1.1 Place the curved hand or hands around.
  he cupped her face in his hands
  Example sentencesExamples
  She cupped the glass of sparkling apple cider between her palms as she stared at John in amazement.
  While floating along and staring up at the pinkish rock walls, it suddenly seems as if the canyon has reached out and cupped me lightly in the palm of its hand.
  She cupped a warm glass of tea in her nimble fingers, as she watched the translucent wave of of mist roll over the English country side.
  Julia pushes a strand of blonde hair out of her daughter's face and cups it in her hands.
  This effect is accentuated if the glasses are cupped in human hands.
  He has pressed herself against her side and he's slightly cupped in one of her thin hands.
  When walking through tight cover, the shooting hand can cup the trigger guard for extra safety.
  And most folks will remember Fay Wray as the woman being cupped in King Kong's hand as she screamed for help.
  The dive leader cupped him under the belly and tickled him on the chin.
  She bent over and cupped the little girl's chin in her hand.
  Beneath the sheets, she cupped me and gave me a playful squeeze.
  Gently, Cameron lifted him up, cupping him in his hands.
2Medicine
historical Bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating.
Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped
Example sentencesExamples
- They carried out procedures we now rate as complementary or alternative as well as some off the wall procedures (all of which are now back in use!) such as cupping, bleeding, the use of maggots and leeches.
- Predictably, leeches, cupping, and blood letting take the centre stage of treatments.
- Among the ancient cultures, epilepsy was considered due to possession by spirits and gods and treated by trephening, cupping, and herbal and animal extracts.

Phrases

in one's cups

informal Drunk.
he became mellow and humorous when in his cups
Example sentencesExamples
- And I don't suppose - much as I admit to being overfond of myself and much as I am wont to declaim while in my cups in a way that would lead you to think that my problems are unique in this world - that I'm alone in this.
- As deep in his cups as he is, the Professor knows he will be clear-headed in the morning.
- Plato argued that drink could be a good test of a man's character, and ancient biographers were fascinated by the drinking habits of their subjects, believing that their true nature was revealed in their cups.
- But this particular night, at the school dance, he was in his cups - half a mickey of gin, to be exact, trying to repair his relationship with the wonderful woman who would soon become his wife and the mother of his three children.
- It sounds like a question for law students in their cups, but it actually entered a federal courtroom earlier this year.
- And I'm not sure I haven't done that, when in my cups.
- Till the day he left, and no doubt still among the old guys in their cups, the Railway boss was known to all as ‘Call-me-Dave’.
- Last night, in my cups, I remembered the most embarrassing part of my secret teenage past: I used to perform in amateur productions of musicals.
- After throwing back many pints, they wake up the next morning and find that while in their cups, they seem to have gotten hitched.
- Later still, when you're neck-deep in your cups, your keen psychic antenna will fully sprout and you'll begin to detect thinly-veiled insolence and secret meanings in nearly everything they say or do.
Synonyms
intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin

not one's cup of tea

informal Not what one likes or is interested in.
cats were not her cup of tea
Example sentencesExamples
- That's not my cup of tea, but it gets the point across.
- If this is not your cup of tea or if you only have a few items for sale then, of course, they will take your items to their auction rooms, where they will be sold on your behalf.
- A journalistic approach to fiction is not my cup of tea.
- It's not my cup of tea, but these guys are incredibly tight.
- Free verse can be wonderful - but it's just not our cup of tea.
- If sitting and listening is not your cup of tea, sightseeing in a drift boat makes for an interesting alternative.
- It's been very frustrating and it's not my cup of tea.
- And if running, dodging and shooting was not your cup of tea, there were car and motorcycle rallies, with dirt tracks and the grand prix.
- There's a certain arrogance and authority embedded in it that's necessary for the style, but it's not my cup of tea.
- ‘I've been a couple of times before and it's just not my cup of tea,’ he admits.

Origin

Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa 'tub'.

An Old English word, from Latin cuppa. As early as 1640 cup could mean ‘a sports trophy in the form of a cup’, originally for horse-racing. To be in your cups is to be drunk. In the past you could also use the phrase to mean ‘during a drinking bout’. It is unclear which meaning is intended in this passage in the biblical Apocrypha on the strength of wine: ‘And when they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and brethren, and a little after draw out swords.’

Rhymes

grown-up, pup, scup, straight-up, stuck-up, summing-up, sup, totting-up, two-up, up, washing-up

CUP²

abbreviation

1Cambridge University Press.
2Cuban peso(s).

Definition of cup in US English:

cup

nounkəpkəp

1A small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
Example sentencesExamples
- I nodded and he stood up, gathering the styrofoam containers and empty soft drink cups and crumpled napkins.
- Her arm threw the empty, bare styrofoam cup harshly into the wastebasket.
- Two cups of steaming cocoa appeared in front of them on the coffee table.
- Some fans continued throwing, hurling their souvenirs, drink cups, beer bottles, batteries, portable radios and cell phones onto the field.
- The friend and I both have the same cunning plan, and liberate some of the cups for drinks.
- "It's not by choice, " he muttered, and crushed his empty plastic cup in his hands.
- "Here, " she said, and put the cup to his lips.
- He went to a cooler and filled a paper cup with water.
- It has been suggested an underground vault contains the Holy Grail, a cup from which Christ drank, and the Ark of the Covenant.
- Australians drink coffee in smaller cups, our baristas tend to swirl the milk a little less, and we have completely different terminology.
- "Yes, yes I am, " I replied shakily, carefully setting the china cup on the table.
- Travel jugs and water boilers are increasingly popular, many including stowaway drinking cups.
- At which point, to my astonishment, a midwife suggested feeding her formula but, to avoid spoiling her with a latex teat, she suggested the baby drink it from a cup.
- I was so shocked, I dropped my cup of hot cocoa and gasped.
- The tea grew cold quickly in the enameled tin cups, but we drank it for the water and the wheaty taste of lemongrass, and with it we ate ginger biscuits.
- I lifted the plastic cup to my lips again, and took a swig.
- I can't quite put my finger on what it is, and I start looking around the room for moldy food or drink cups or small, dead animals.
- I filled a paper cup with water while I got out the bottle.
- If necessary, use a disposable drinking cup inside to hold water.
- It shows men drinking from porcelain cups without handles, and coffee being served from a metal or earthenware jug.
Synonyms
beaker
1. 1.1 The contents of a cup.
  a strong cup of tea
  Example sentencesExamples
  A cup of valerian tea an hour before going to bed can help to re-establish a normal sleep cycle, and is safe to take in conjunction with any prescribed medication.
  I drank endless cups of coffee and cinnamon tea.
  For 5 yuan, a visitor can get a cup of Sichuan tea and sit among bamboo and trees for as long as a whole day.
  On this day, since I planned to not leave the house all day, I decided to indulge and drink two cups of coffee.
  We drink it all up like a nice cup of warm cocoa.
  She says: ‘Next time I shall treat myself to more than a cup of tea!’
  After the talk there will be a cup of tea and some light entertainment.
  Many students will be re-writing revision plans, displaying an inability to talk about anything else, drinking endless cups of coffee and suffering from a lack of sleep.
  Business leaders gave the ruling a cautious welcome, saying they trusted employees not to turn up to work drunk, but to use pubs as a place to be sociable, watch the football and enjoy a cup of coffee.
  And you're asked to drink cups and cups of it, and answer a zillion very specific questions about the taste.
  It is expected that the project will take about 6 to 8 weeks to complete and even if you can only go along for an odd session and a cup of coffee, you would be most welcome.
  The restaurant's really good value for money - you can get a cup of coffee for only 85p!
  Jacket potatoes cost £1.30 and a cup of tea was 50 pence.
  Just drink several cups of good chrysanthemum tea.
  He hopes (as we all do) that inspiration will spring from a cup of coffee, a muffin, a phone call, housework…
  Together we drank five cups and the pot was still not dry.
  We still made it time but I think from tomorrow, we're going to be setting off a little bit later now the mornings are getting darker, so we'll have chance for a sit down with a cup of coffee and a slice of toast.
  When students were asked how many cups of coffee they drink in a day (on average), the results were surprising.
  The energy boost from a cup of coffee reverses afternoon slump, helping to keep you alert and temporarily improving performance, concentration and reaction time.
  The next morning the kids sat in the coffee shop drinking steaming hot cups of coffee and hot chocolate.
2. 1.2North American A measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a pint—that is, 8 ounces (0.237 l)
  one cup of butter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Substitute 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley for basil.
  He suggested one to two grams of dried thyme leaves (half to one teaspoon) in a cup of boiling water.
  But I don't think the diluted remnants of half a cup of diesel fuel in 12 gallons of gasoline will do any harm.
  A cup of spinach is an excellent source of folate, which may help reduce your risk of heart attack.
  Begin with small quantities, such as half a cup of milk or an ounce of cheese.
  Then in a separate bowl, you mix up 3 1/2 cups flour.
  He measured out a cup of detergent and threw it in with the clothes.
  Can you measure out a cup of rice for me, please, and leave it to soak in a bowl of water?
  Robin added that 1/2 bucket of very hot water with a cup of vinegar not only cleans the floors well but is a winner with cleaning windows.
  Eat about one-half cup of yogurt several times a day, especially when you take your protein.
  Half a cup of syrup (two tablespoons per serving) was all I needed in each of the dessert soups.
  A dash serving is one cup of lettuce and half a cup of most other vegetables.
  An entire meal would equal about one cup of food if measured together.
  Take a half of a cup of softened butter and mix in about 4 tablespoons of a fresh herb.
  Briskly stir in 4 1/2 cups flour to make a soft dough.
  Boil half a cup of water, add one teaspoon of honey and then fill up with milk.
  Then add one cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and half a cup of fresh lemon juice, and garnish with a few of the fresh herb leaves.
  All it takes is 5 servings per day (a serving equals 1 slice of bread or half a cup of cooked grain).
  In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, cinnamon and salt.
  Throwing a cup of bicarbonate of soda down a septic toilet each week will help to reduce acidity, and encourage the growth of waste-digesting bacteria.
3. 1.3 (in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Apparently, he thought it looked a lot like the cups we use at church for communion.
  The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not participation in the blood of Christ?…
  If communion cups were a danger, he said, there would be cases of mass infections.
  The cup was passed round and we joined together in the ritual, making us one through that same Christ.
  Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you.
4. 1.4cups One of the suits in a tarot pack.
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was the later French adaptation which changed swords to spades, wands to clubs, cups to hearts, and coins to diamonds.
  Last September, I started with the swords and I moved on to the wands, and then to the cups.
2An 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 contest.
Example sentencesExamples
- Everyone makes their way back to the campground and Billy is awarded the gold cup as well as three hundred dollars in prize money.
- He tried to salvage a silver cup embellished with antique gold medallions but threw it back at gunpoint.
- A clean sweep of domestic cups and two European trophies should have been followed by a Premiership title.
- Almost all of the items are prize cups, souvenir objects and all kinds of sports medals, trophies and shields.
- There were three new cups and a trophy among the awards this year.
- There were four overall prizes of cups, many trophies and certs for all the children.
- He presented the cup, individual trophies and man of the match award.
- She was presented with a giant cup and gold medal at the end-of-season presentation at the weekend.
- Ned is awarded yet another prize cup for chopping.
- So the red army had won the cup and their third silver trophy gleamed amongst the iridescent confetti and brilliant white floodlights.
- But then he immediately displayed the cup in the trophy cabinet.
- All that was left on the street was the shattered remains of a small trophy cup, broken silver shards twinkling in the evening light.
- She received a silver cup and sash as well as a gold world medal which secures her place for next year's world championships to be held in Killarney.
- Competitions were held for babies in different age groups and winners were presented silver cups and cash prizes.
- A catch-all clause forbidding the award of the cup to anyone wearing a white shirt would be more sincere.
- I know they have won cups and trophies over the last few years, but if you ask any player in the squad, the one they would all love to win is the premiership.
- Sheep, dogs and vintage farm machinery will be displayed by their owners vying for the top prizes and the many cups and trophies on offer.
- Billy gives the silver cup to his older sisters and the gold cup to his younger sister, just as promised.
- It was Hughes who organised a horse-race on Vasil'evskii Island in July 1792 with a silver cup as the prize.
- The winning team took the glittering gold cup and a cash prize.
Synonyms
trophy, chalice
1. 2.1 A contest in which an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup is awarded.
  playing in the Cup is the best thing ever
  Example sentencesExamples
  After the long and twisting road to the final there are only two teams left standing in the European Cup.
  Winning back-to-back Cups is an amazing achievement of mental and physical stamina, as well as hockey skill.
  His record of winning six championships and three European Cups in eight years at Liverpool is second to none.
  Winning the European Cup is the big one, and for some the only one.
  In 1956, the first ever football European Cup was won in Paris by Real Madrid.
  Newcastle have come from behind to win and the fans celebrate like they've won the European Cup.
  That move has paid off handsomely this year and Liverpool have proved to be the team to beat in the Cups.
  Canada went on to fall to Argentina 19-14 in the Cup quarterfinal match.
  I would rather go out of the Cup than lose league points under certain circumstances.
  There is a feeling around the city that, with relegation less of a worry, this could be our year in the Cup.
  They should have some rule whereby you can't play the same team in both Cups.
  There is hope yet of a run in the European Cup, but it can only delay the inevitable.
  Your team has reached the semi finals of the Cup and it's your only chance of silverware this season.
  They made the European Cup last eight, but were sloppy at home to Valencia and let in a soft goal in Spain.
  He will receive a specially designed engraved crystal award from the cup sponsors.
  The more immediate job is to win the Scottish Cup on Saturday.
  It was a one-sided competition back then; in fact, the British had lost 10 of the last 11 Cups.
  Since the growth of the cup into one of sport's greatest and most watched contests, winning the venue is a valued and valuable prize.
  You go into the European Cup hoping to get challenges like we are going to get on Wednesday.
  The finalists in Europe's second - tier cup competition play a similar style.
3A cup-shaped thing.
Example sentencesExamples
- We stand in silence watching more people join the line as others leave happily with their cones and cups blissed out, stressless, and not quite ready to go home.
- This stalked crinoid lacks arms, has a disc-shaped aboral cup that is at least five times wider than high, and has the anal opening in the aboral cup.
- He pulled a pack of peanut butter cups from the plastic bag and set it down in front of the headstone.
- The cup is then lined with mud, fur, bark, grass, and paper.
- The most commonly used prostheses are metal femoral components with plastic acetabular cups.
- Test the floor hardness in several spots with a diamond cup mounted on a small angle grinder.
- They come in many varieties of two basic forms: the cup or ‘open’ bell, and the hollow sphere or crotal.
- Feeders that attach to a window with suction cups provide excitingly close encounters!
- The periphery of the original blank must form the top circle of the cup.
- When the nest framework was finished but some soft materials were still needed to line the nest cup, we performed the experiment.
- Drape the phyllo circles over the prepared molds to form into cups.
- She then described how they had little things like suction cups on their fingertips.
- A cup replaces the disc seen with an ophthalmoscope, the magnifying light for looking inside your eye.
- Thanks to an elastic band that connects the shoe's tongue to the sidewalls and a heel cup with a notch for your Achilles tendon, the fit is superb.
- The weighing cup protruded from the top of the box and was placed below the end of a blow tube from which mealworms could be dispensed.
- The first bit of fiddling involves bending the LED leads and fitting them into their little black housing cups which you have inserted into the holes in the faceplate.
- Carefully separate lettuce leaves and trim with scissors to form neat cups.
1. 3.1 Either of the two parts of a bra shaped to contain or support one breast.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Look for a wide band for support, uplifting underwire, and cups made of sturdy rather than sheer fabric.
  Using polymer sensors, the bra tightens and loosens its straps, or stiffens and relaxes its cups in response to the movements of the wearer.
  My right nipple is nearly horizontal and in line with the seam on my bra cup.
  I've seen bras with an adjustable bit in the front between the cups, maybe something like that would help?
  Exceptional support and fit are achieved from a new technique based on variable elasticity and a patented moulding system which allows the cups to give full support plus gentle fit.
  Your days of stuffing cups and settling for thingies that look like training bras are over.
  He looked up in time to see Greta open her blouse and tuck the vial into the cup of her brassiere.
  The most common problems were with the cups and underwires of the bra.
  Try a bra with support and lift in the cups, as the back of your bra should be parallel to the front.
  The bra cups are covered with netting and the padding is patterned to look like a soccer ball.
  The cup seams can be cut out and used to sew over the poking underwire part.
  It pumps up your cleavage using two air bags inserted in the cups.
  Bigger cup sizes get a boost from halter necks which help support, while underwires lift and built-in cups define.
  I pick up another bra, lift my breasts into the cups, fasten the back and arrange the straps.
2. 3.2 A jockstrap having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal.
  Example sentencesExamples
  They, in fact, may well be the only fans in professional sports that learn from an early age to wear a protective cup to games.
  But surprisingly few wear cups for sports, as I make my sons do for Little League and roller hockey.
  Five months later, a rematch saw both men dropped heavily and hurt badly, only for him to once again waste a sizable lead by targeting the other's protective cup.
  His protective cup didn't fit right, even his trunks were too small.
  In the second round, there is a long delay when his protective cup comes undone.
3. 3.3Golf The hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Many golfers try to steer putts into the cup, especially when they can see the hole peripherally.
  After sunshine and wind had baked the surface, several players watched their putts approach the cup but trickle far past the hole.
  It will slow down just prior to taking the break, then fall toward the hole and into the cup from the top side.
  But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory.
  Practice narrowing your focus by hitting a tee that is stuck in the back of the cup directly on line with your ball.
4. 3.4Canadian A receptacle forming part of a liquidizer.
4A mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider.
Synonyms
punch, drink, mixed drink

verbkəpkəp

[with object]

1Form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup.
“Hey!” Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth
Example sentencesExamples
- Scrambling to his feet, he cupped his hands and shouted in the direction he thought the voice came from.
- He cups his hands to his mouth and shouts something back, but I cannot hear him.
- Let your arms swing naturally and in rhythm with your legs and loosely cup your hands.
- Next, cup your left hand around your mouth and direct the sound straight into your ear.
- Turning the tap of one of the sinks I cupped my hands and grabbed some water.
- Dustin, now panicking, kicked his legs and cupped his hands, and started to swim downstream.
- He stoops down, cups his right hand and scoops from the rainwater puddle and drinks.
- I turned on the sink, cupped my hands under the faucet, and drank some of the water that was trapped in my hands.
- Two set of feet trampled the house, and Virginia cupped a hand over her mouth, trying to silence her heavy breathing and inevitable sobs.
- He reached out with one long arm, cupped his hand behind her neck and pulled her to him.
- His feet were slightly apart from each other and his left hand was cupped under his right hand.
- Slowly she lifted the lighter to her mouth and then cupped her hands around it to block the wind.
- I cupped my right hand over it and rolled the lavender between my palms.
- When she reached out for her change and turned to walk away, the shopkeeper held on to the gold coins between his thumb and forefinger and cupped a hand to his ear.
- As she watched, he placed the end of the cigarette into his mouth and proceeded to light it, cupping his hand around the flame and the end of the stick.
- I stopped, cupping my hand over my mouth and forcing back tears.
- She leans forward, cups her hands around her empty glass.
- Take your measurements where your fingers curve back in, while your hands are naturally cupped.
- A shrill roar rumbled out from its mouth, and he cupped his hands over his ears to try to block it out.
- Assured that her spine was undamaged and her limbs unbroken, he cupped his hand against her cheek.
1. 1.1 Place the curved hand or hands around.
  he cupped her face in his hands
  Example sentencesExamples
  And most folks will remember Fay Wray as the woman being cupped in King Kong's hand as she screamed for help.
  Julia pushes a strand of blonde hair out of her daughter's face and cups it in her hands.
  The dive leader cupped him under the belly and tickled him on the chin.
  This effect is accentuated if the glasses are cupped in human hands.
  When walking through tight cover, the shooting hand can cup the trigger guard for extra safety.
  Beneath the sheets, she cupped me and gave me a playful squeeze.
  He has pressed herself against her side and he's slightly cupped in one of her thin hands.
  She cupped a warm glass of tea in her nimble fingers, as she watched the translucent wave of of mist roll over the English country side.
  Gently, Cameron lifted him up, cupping him in his hands.
  While floating along and staring up at the pinkish rock walls, it suddenly seems as if the canyon has reached out and cupped me lightly in the palm of its hand.
  She bent over and cupped the little girl's chin in her hand.
  She cupped the glass of sparkling apple cider between her palms as she stared at John in amazement.
2Medicine
historical Bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating.
Dr. Ross ordered me to be cupped
Example sentencesExamples
- Among the ancient cultures, epilepsy was considered due to possession by spirits and gods and treated by trephening, cupping, and herbal and animal extracts.
- Predictably, leeches, cupping, and blood letting take the centre stage of treatments.
- They carried out procedures we now rate as complementary or alternative as well as some off the wall procedures (all of which are now back in use!) such as cupping, bleeding, the use of maggots and leeches.

Phrases

in one's cups

informal Drunk.
Example sentencesExamples
- Last night, in my cups, I remembered the most embarrassing part of my secret teenage past: I used to perform in amateur productions of musicals.
- Later still, when you're neck-deep in your cups, your keen psychic antenna will fully sprout and you'll begin to detect thinly-veiled insolence and secret meanings in nearly everything they say or do.
- Till the day he left, and no doubt still among the old guys in their cups, the Railway boss was known to all as ‘Call-me-Dave’.
- But this particular night, at the school dance, he was in his cups - half a mickey of gin, to be exact, trying to repair his relationship with the wonderful woman who would soon become his wife and the mother of his three children.
- And I'm not sure I haven't done that, when in my cups.
- Plato argued that drink could be a good test of a man's character, and ancient biographers were fascinated by the drinking habits of their subjects, believing that their true nature was revealed in their cups.
- And I don't suppose - much as I admit to being overfond of myself and much as I am wont to declaim while in my cups in a way that would lead you to think that my problems are unique in this world - that I'm alone in this.
- It sounds like a question for law students in their cups, but it actually entered a federal courtroom earlier this year.
- As deep in his cups as he is, the Professor knows he will be clear-headed in the morning.
- After throwing back many pints, they wake up the next morning and find that while in their cups, they seem to have gotten hitched.
Synonyms
intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin

not one's cup of tea

informal Not what one likes or is interested in.
cats were not her cup of tea
Example sentencesExamples
- There's a certain arrogance and authority embedded in it that's necessary for the style, but it's not my cup of tea.
- ‘I've been a couple of times before and it's just not my cup of tea,’ he admits.
- And if running, dodging and shooting was not your cup of tea, there were car and motorcycle rallies, with dirt tracks and the grand prix.
- Free verse can be wonderful - but it's just not our cup of tea.
- If this is not your cup of tea or if you only have a few items for sale then, of course, they will take your items to their auction rooms, where they will be sold on your behalf.
- A journalistic approach to fiction is not my cup of tea.
- It's been very frustrating and it's not my cup of tea.
- It's not my cup of tea, but these guys are incredibly tight.
- If sitting and listening is not your cup of tea, sightseeing in a drift boat makes for an interesting alternative.
- That's not my cup of tea, but it gets the point across.

Origin

Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa ‘tub’.

单词	cup
释义	cup¹ nounPlural cups, Plural Cups kʌp 1A small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle. Example sentencesExamples It has been suggested an underground vault contains the Holy Grail, a cup from which Christ drank, and the Ark of the Covenant. I was so shocked, I dropped my cup of hot cocoa and gasped. I lifted the plastic cup to my lips again, and took a swig. Two cups of steaming cocoa appeared in front of them on the coffee table. Some fans continued throwing, hurling their souvenirs, drink cups, beer bottles, batteries, portable radios and cell phones onto the field. "It's not by choice, " he muttered, and crushed his empty plastic cup in his hands. It shows men drinking from porcelain cups without handles, and coffee being served from a metal or earthenware jug. He went to a cooler and filled a paper cup with water. Travel jugs and water boilers are increasingly popular, many including stowaway drinking cups. I nodded and he stood up, gathering the styrofoam containers and empty soft drink cups and crumpled napkins. Her arm threw the empty, bare styrofoam cup harshly into the wastebasket. The friend and I both have the same cunning plan, and liberate some of the cups for drinks. At which point, to my astonishment, a midwife suggested feeding her formula but, to avoid spoiling her with a latex teat, she suggested the baby drink it from a cup. "Yes, yes I am, " I replied shakily, carefully setting the china cup on the table. I filled a paper cup with water while I got out the bottle. If necessary, use a disposable drinking cup inside to hold water. "Here, " she said, and put the cup to his lips. I can't quite put my finger on what it is, and I start looking around the room for moldy food or drink cups or small, dead animals. Australians drink coffee in smaller cups, our baristas tend to swirl the milk a little less, and we have completely different terminology. The tea grew cold quickly in the enameled tin cups, but we drank it for the water and the wheaty taste of lemongrass, and with it we ate ginger biscuits. Synonyms beaker 1.1 The contents of a cup. a cup of tea Example sentencesExamples I drank endless cups of coffee and cinnamon tea. After the talk there will be a cup of tea and some light entertainment. Together we drank five cups and the pot was still not dry. Just drink several cups of good chrysanthemum tea. When students were asked how many cups of coffee they drink in a day (on average), the results were surprising. For 5 yuan, a visitor can get a cup of Sichuan tea and sit among bamboo and trees for as long as a whole day. Many students will be re-writing revision plans, displaying an inability to talk about anything else, drinking endless cups of coffee and suffering from a lack of sleep. On this day, since I planned to not leave the house all day, I decided to indulge and drink two cups of coffee. He hopes (as we all do) that inspiration will spring from a cup of coffee, a muffin, a phone call, housework… The energy boost from a cup of coffee reverses afternoon slump, helping to keep you alert and temporarily improving performance, concentration and reaction time. Business leaders gave the ruling a cautious welcome, saying they trusted employees not to turn up to work drunk, but to use pubs as a place to be sociable, watch the football and enjoy a cup of coffee. She says: ‘Next time I shall treat myself to more than a cup of tea!’ And you're asked to drink cups and cups of it, and answer a zillion very specific questions about the taste. The next morning the kids sat in the coffee shop drinking steaming hot cups of coffee and hot chocolate. A cup of valerian tea an hour before going to bed can help to re-establish a normal sleep cycle, and is safe to take in conjunction with any prescribed medication. We still made it time but I think from tomorrow, we're going to be setting off a little bit later now the mornings are getting darker, so we'll have chance for a sit down with a cup of coffee and a slice of toast. We drink it all up like a nice cup of warm cocoa. Jacket potatoes cost £1.30 and a cup of tea was 50 pence. The restaurant's really good value for money - you can get a cup of coffee for only 85p! It is expected that the project will take about 6 to 8 weeks to complete and even if you can only go along for an odd session and a cup of coffee, you would be most welcome. 1.2North American A measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a US pint (0.237 litre) a cup of butter Example sentencesExamples Can you measure out a cup of rice for me, please, and leave it to soak in a bowl of water? In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, cinnamon and salt. Boil half a cup of water, add one teaspoon of honey and then fill up with milk. But I don't think the diluted remnants of half a cup of diesel fuel in 12 gallons of gasoline will do any harm. He suggested one to two grams of dried thyme leaves (half to one teaspoon) in a cup of boiling water. An entire meal would equal about one cup of food if measured together. Begin with small quantities, such as half a cup of milk or an ounce of cheese. Then in a separate bowl, you mix up 3 1/2 cups flour. A dash serving is one cup of lettuce and half a cup of most other vegetables. Throwing a cup of bicarbonate of soda down a septic toilet each week will help to reduce acidity, and encourage the growth of waste-digesting bacteria. He measured out a cup of detergent and threw it in with the clothes. Substitute 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley for basil. Then add one cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and half a cup of fresh lemon juice, and garnish with a few of the fresh herb leaves. Take a half of a cup of softened butter and mix in about 4 tablespoons of a fresh herb. Eat about one-half cup of yogurt several times a day, especially when you take your protein. Briskly stir in 4 1/2 cups flour to make a soft dough. Robin added that 1/2 bucket of very hot water with a cup of vinegar not only cleans the floors well but is a winner with cleaning windows. All it takes is 5 servings per day (a serving equals 1 slice of bread or half a cup of cooked grain). Half a cup of syrup (two tablespoons per serving) was all I needed in each of the dessert soups. A cup of spinach is an excellent source of folate, which may help reduce your risk of heart attack. 1.3 (in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist. Latin was replaced by the vernacular, and the cup was offered to the laity Example sentencesExamples The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not participation in the blood of Christ?… The cup was passed round and we joined together in the ritual, making us one through that same Christ. Apparently, he thought it looked a lot like the cups we use at church for communion. Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. If communion cups were a danger, he said, there would be cases of mass infections. 1.4cups One of the suits in a tarot pack. Example sentencesExamples It was the later French adaptation which changed swords to spades, wands to clubs, cups to hearts, and coins to diamonds. Last September, I started with the swords and I moved on to the wands, and then to the cups. 2An 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. Example sentencesExamples Billy gives the silver cup to his older sisters and the gold cup to his younger sister, just as promised. So the red army had won the cup and their third silver trophy gleamed amongst the iridescent confetti and brilliant white floodlights. Almost all of the items are prize cups, souvenir objects and all kinds of sports medals, trophies and shields. A clean sweep of domestic cups and two European trophies should have been followed by a Premiership title. Ned is awarded yet another prize cup for chopping. Sheep, dogs and vintage farm machinery will be displayed by their owners vying for the top prizes and the many cups and trophies on offer. He presented the cup, individual trophies and man of the match award. She was presented with a giant cup and gold medal at the end-of-season presentation at the weekend. There were four overall prizes of cups, many trophies and certs for all the children. But then he immediately displayed the cup in the trophy cabinet. A catch-all clause forbidding the award of the cup to anyone wearing a white shirt would be more sincere. The winning team took the glittering gold cup and a cash prize. Everyone makes their way back to the campground and Billy is awarded the gold cup as well as three hundred dollars in prize money. There were three new cups and a trophy among the awards this year. I know they have won cups and trophies over the last few years, but if you ask any player in the squad, the one they would all love to win is the premiership. She received a silver cup and sash as well as a gold world medal which secures her place for next year's world championships to be held in Killarney. It was Hughes who organised a horse-race on Vasil'evskii Island in July 1792 with a silver cup as the prize. All that was left on the street was the shattered remains of a small trophy cup, broken silver shards twinkling in the evening light. He tried to salvage a silver cup embellished with antique gold medallions but threw it back at gunpoint. Competitions were held for babies in different age groups and winners were presented silver cups and cash prizes. Synonyms trophy, chalice award, prize 2.1 A contest in which the winners are awarded a cup. playing in the Cup is the best thing ever Example sentencesExamples His record of winning six championships and three European Cups in eight years at Liverpool is second to none. It was a one-sided competition back then; in fact, the British had lost 10 of the last 11 Cups. The more immediate job is to win the Scottish Cup on Saturday. Winning back-to-back Cups is an amazing achievement of mental and physical stamina, as well as hockey skill. You go into the European Cup hoping to get challenges like we are going to get on Wednesday. Your team has reached the semi finals of the Cup and it's your only chance of silverware this season. There is hope yet of a run in the European Cup, but it can only delay the inevitable. They should have some rule whereby you can't play the same team in both Cups. In 1956, the first ever football European Cup was won in Paris by Real Madrid. Newcastle have come from behind to win and the fans celebrate like they've won the European Cup. He will receive a specially designed engraved crystal award from the cup sponsors. That move has paid off handsomely this year and Liverpool have proved to be the team to beat in the Cups. Winning the European Cup is the big one, and for some the only one. They made the European Cup last eight, but were sloppy at home to Valencia and let in a soft goal in Spain. I would rather go out of the Cup than lose league points under certain circumstances. Since the growth of the cup into one of sport's greatest and most watched contests, winning the venue is a valued and valuable prize. After the long and twisting road to the final there are only two teams left standing in the European Cup. Canada went on to fall to Argentina 19-14 in the Cup quarterfinal match. The finalists in Europe's second - tier cup competition play a similar style. There is a feeling around the city that, with relegation less of a worry, this could be our year in the Cup. 3A cup-shaped thing. Example sentencesExamples When the nest framework was finished but some soft materials were still needed to line the nest cup, we performed the experiment. They come in many varieties of two basic forms: the cup or ‘open’ bell, and the hollow sphere or crotal. Feeders that attach to a window with suction cups provide excitingly close encounters! He pulled a pack of peanut butter cups from the plastic bag and set it down in front of the headstone. Test the floor hardness in several spots with a diamond cup mounted on a small angle grinder. The first bit of fiddling involves bending the LED leads and fitting them into their little black housing cups which you have inserted into the holes in the faceplate. The cup is then lined with mud, fur, bark, grass, and paper. This stalked crinoid lacks arms, has a disc-shaped aboral cup that is at least five times wider than high, and has the anal opening in the aboral cup. Drape the phyllo circles over the prepared molds to form into cups. She then described how they had little things like suction cups on their fingertips. We stand in silence watching more people join the line as others leave happily with their cones and cups blissed out, stressless, and not quite ready to go home. A cup replaces the disc seen with an ophthalmoscope, the magnifying light for looking inside your eye. Thanks to an elastic band that connects the shoe's tongue to the sidewalls and a heel cup with a notch for your Achilles tendon, the fit is superb. Carefully separate lettuce leaves and trim with scissors to form neat cups. The periphery of the original blank must form the top circle of the cup. The weighing cup protruded from the top of the box and was placed below the end of a blow tube from which mealworms could be dispensed. The most commonly used prostheses are metal femoral components with plastic acetabular cups. 3.1 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 Example sentencesExamples Using polymer sensors, the bra tightens and loosens its straps, or stiffens and relaxes its cups in response to the movements of the wearer. Exceptional support and fit are achieved from a new technique based on variable elasticity and a patented moulding system which allows the cups to give full support plus gentle fit. I pick up another bra, lift my breasts into the cups, fasten the back and arrange the straps. Bigger cup sizes get a boost from halter necks which help support, while underwires lift and built-in cups define. It pumps up your cleavage using two air bags inserted in the cups. My right nipple is nearly horizontal and in line with the seam on my bra cup. The cup seams can be cut out and used to sew over the poking underwire part. I've seen bras with an adjustable bit in the front between the cups, maybe something like that would help? Your days of stuffing cups and settling for thingies that look like training bras are over. The most common problems were with the cups and underwires of the bra. The bra cups are covered with netting and the padding is patterned to look like a soccer ball. He looked up in time to see Greta open her blouse and tuck the vial into the cup of her brassiere. Try a bra with support and lift in the cups, as the back of your bra should be parallel to the front. Look for a wide band for support, uplifting underwire, and cups made of sturdy rather than sheer fabric. 3.2Golf The hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it. the ball bounced out of the cup Example sentencesExamples Many golfers try to steer putts into the cup, especially when they can see the hole peripherally. It will slow down just prior to taking the break, then fall toward the hole and into the cup from the top side. But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory. After sunshine and wind had baked the surface, several players watched their putts approach the cup but trickle far past the hole. Practice narrowing your focus by hitting a tee that is stuck in the back of the cup directly on line with your ball. 4mass noun A mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider. the bars offered large glasses of white wine cup a non-alcoholic fruit cup Synonyms punch, drink, mixed drink verbcups, cupped, cupping kʌp [with object] 1Form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup. ‘Hey!’ Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth Example sentencesExamples Scrambling to his feet, he cupped his hands and shouted in the direction he thought the voice came from. As she watched, he placed the end of the cigarette into his mouth and proceeded to light it, cupping his hand around the flame and the end of the stick. Let your arms swing naturally and in rhythm with your legs and loosely cup your hands. Dustin, now panicking, kicked his legs and cupped his hands, and started to swim downstream. A shrill roar rumbled out from its mouth, and he cupped his hands over his ears to try to block it out. Slowly she lifted the lighter to her mouth and then cupped her hands around it to block the wind. Assured that her spine was undamaged and her limbs unbroken, he cupped his hand against her cheek. Turning the tap of one of the sinks I cupped my hands and grabbed some water. I turned on the sink, cupped my hands under the faucet, and drank some of the water that was trapped in my hands. She leans forward, cups her hands around her empty glass. Take your measurements where your fingers curve back in, while your hands are naturally cupped. His feet were slightly apart from each other and his left hand was cupped under his right hand. I cupped my right hand over it and rolled the lavender between my palms. He cups his hands to his mouth and shouts something back, but I cannot hear him. He stoops down, cups his right hand and scoops from the rainwater puddle and drinks. Next, cup your left hand around your mouth and direct the sound straight into your ear. He reached out with one long arm, cupped his hand behind her neck and pulled her to him. When she reached out for her change and turned to walk away, the shopkeeper held on to the gold coins between his thumb and forefinger and cupped a hand to his ear. I stopped, cupping my hand over my mouth and forcing back tears. Two set of feet trampled the house, and Virginia cupped a hand over her mouth, trying to silence her heavy breathing and inevitable sobs. 1.1 Place the curved hand or hands around. he cupped her face in his hands Example sentencesExamples She cupped the glass of sparkling apple cider between her palms as she stared at John in amazement. While floating along and staring up at the pinkish rock walls, it suddenly seems as if the canyon has reached out and cupped me lightly in the palm of its hand. She cupped a warm glass of tea in her nimble fingers, as she watched the translucent wave of of mist roll over the English country side. Julia pushes a strand of blonde hair out of her daughter's face and cups it in her hands. This effect is accentuated if the glasses are cupped in human hands. He has pressed herself against her side and he's slightly cupped in one of her thin hands. When walking through tight cover, the shooting hand can cup the trigger guard for extra safety. And most folks will remember Fay Wray as the woman being cupped in King Kong's hand as she screamed for help. The dive leader cupped him under the belly and tickled him on the chin. She bent over and cupped the little girl's chin in her hand. Beneath the sheets, she cupped me and gave me a playful squeeze. Gently, Cameron lifted him up, cupping him in his hands. 2Medicine historical Bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating. Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped Example sentencesExamples They carried out procedures we now rate as complementary or alternative as well as some off the wall procedures (all of which are now back in use!) such as cupping, bleeding, the use of maggots and leeches. Predictably, leeches, cupping, and blood letting take the centre stage of treatments. Among the ancient cultures, epilepsy was considered due to possession by spirits and gods and treated by trephening, cupping, and herbal and animal extracts. Phrases in one's cups informal Drunk. he became mellow and humorous when in his cups Example sentencesExamples And I don't suppose - much as I admit to being overfond of myself and much as I am wont to declaim while in my cups in a way that would lead you to think that my problems are unique in this world - that I'm alone in this. As deep in his cups as he is, the Professor knows he will be clear-headed in the morning. Plato argued that drink could be a good test of a man's character, and ancient biographers were fascinated by the drinking habits of their subjects, believing that their true nature was revealed in their cups. But this particular night, at the school dance, he was in his cups - half a mickey of gin, to be exact, trying to repair his relationship with the wonderful woman who would soon become his wife and the mother of his three children. It sounds like a question for law students in their cups, but it actually entered a federal courtroom earlier this year. And I'm not sure I haven't done that, when in my cups. Till the day he left, and no doubt still among the old guys in their cups, the Railway boss was known to all as ‘Call-me-Dave’. Last night, in my cups, I remembered the most embarrassing part of my secret teenage past: I used to perform in amateur productions of musicals. After throwing back many pints, they wake up the next morning and find that while in their cups, they seem to have gotten hitched. Later still, when you're neck-deep in your cups, your keen psychic antenna will fully sprout and you'll begin to detect thinly-veiled insolence and secret meanings in nearly everything they say or do. Synonyms intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin not one's cup of tea informal Not what one likes or is interested in. cats were not her cup of tea Example sentencesExamples That's not my cup of tea, but it gets the point across. If this is not your cup of tea or if you only have a few items for sale then, of course, they will take your items to their auction rooms, where they will be sold on your behalf. A journalistic approach to fiction is not my cup of tea. It's not my cup of tea, but these guys are incredibly tight. Free verse can be wonderful - but it's just not our cup of tea. If sitting and listening is not your cup of tea, sightseeing in a drift boat makes for an interesting alternative. It's been very frustrating and it's not my cup of tea. And if running, dodging and shooting was not your cup of tea, there were car and motorcycle rallies, with dirt tracks and the grand prix. There's a certain arrogance and authority embedded in it that's necessary for the style, but it's not my cup of tea. ‘I've been a couple of times before and it's just not my cup of tea,’ he admits. Origin Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa 'tub'. An Old English word, from Latin cuppa. As early as 1640 cup could mean ‘a sports trophy in the form of a cup’, originally for horse-racing. To be in your cups is to be drunk. In the past you could also use the phrase to mean ‘during a drinking bout’. It is unclear which meaning is intended in this passage in the biblical Apocrypha on the strength of wine: ‘And when they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and brethren, and a little after draw out swords.’ Rhymes grown-up, pup, scup, straight-up, stuck-up, summing-up, sup, totting-up, two-up, up, washing-up CUP² abbreviation 1Cambridge University Press. 2Cuban peso(s). noun.1 phr. abbr.1 Definition of cup in US English: cup nounkəpkəp 1A small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle. Example sentencesExamples I nodded and he stood up, gathering the styrofoam containers and empty soft drink cups and crumpled napkins. Her arm threw the empty, bare styrofoam cup harshly into the wastebasket. Two cups of steaming cocoa appeared in front of them on the coffee table. Some fans continued throwing, hurling their souvenirs, drink cups, beer bottles, batteries, portable radios and cell phones onto the field. The friend and I both have the same cunning plan, and liberate some of the cups for drinks. "It's not by choice, " he muttered, and crushed his empty plastic cup in his hands. "Here, " she said, and put the cup to his lips. He went to a cooler and filled a paper cup with water. It has been suggested an underground vault contains the Holy Grail, a cup from which Christ drank, and the Ark of the Covenant. Australians drink coffee in smaller cups, our baristas tend to swirl the milk a little less, and we have completely different terminology. "Yes, yes I am, " I replied shakily, carefully setting the china cup on the table. Travel jugs and water boilers are increasingly popular, many including stowaway drinking cups. At which point, to my astonishment, a midwife suggested feeding her formula but, to avoid spoiling her with a latex teat, she suggested the baby drink it from a cup. I was so shocked, I dropped my cup of hot cocoa and gasped. The tea grew cold quickly in the enameled tin cups, but we drank it for the water and the wheaty taste of lemongrass, and with it we ate ginger biscuits. I lifted the plastic cup to my lips again, and took a swig. I can't quite put my finger on what it is, and I start looking around the room for moldy food or drink cups or small, dead animals. I filled a paper cup with water while I got out the bottle. If necessary, use a disposable drinking cup inside to hold water. It shows men drinking from porcelain cups without handles, and coffee being served from a metal or earthenware jug. Synonyms beaker 1.1 The contents of a cup. a strong cup of tea Example sentencesExamples A cup of valerian tea an hour before going to bed can help to re-establish a normal sleep cycle, and is safe to take in conjunction with any prescribed medication. I drank endless cups of coffee and cinnamon tea. For 5 yuan, a visitor can get a cup of Sichuan tea and sit among bamboo and trees for as long as a whole day. On this day, since I planned to not leave the house all day, I decided to indulge and drink two cups of coffee. We drink it all up like a nice cup of warm cocoa. She says: ‘Next time I shall treat myself to more than a cup of tea!’ After the talk there will be a cup of tea and some light entertainment. Many students will be re-writing revision plans, displaying an inability to talk about anything else, drinking endless cups of coffee and suffering from a lack of sleep. Business leaders gave the ruling a cautious welcome, saying they trusted employees not to turn up to work drunk, but to use pubs as a place to be sociable, watch the football and enjoy a cup of coffee. And you're asked to drink cups and cups of it, and answer a zillion very specific questions about the taste. It is expected that the project will take about 6 to 8 weeks to complete and even if you can only go along for an odd session and a cup of coffee, you would be most welcome. The restaurant's really good value for money - you can get a cup of coffee for only 85p! Jacket potatoes cost £1.30 and a cup of tea was 50 pence. Just drink several cups of good chrysanthemum tea. He hopes (as we all do) that inspiration will spring from a cup of coffee, a muffin, a phone call, housework… Together we drank five cups and the pot was still not dry. We still made it time but I think from tomorrow, we're going to be setting off a little bit later now the mornings are getting darker, so we'll have chance for a sit down with a cup of coffee and a slice of toast. When students were asked how many cups of coffee they drink in a day (on average), the results were surprising. The energy boost from a cup of coffee reverses afternoon slump, helping to keep you alert and temporarily improving performance, concentration and reaction time. The next morning the kids sat in the coffee shop drinking steaming hot cups of coffee and hot chocolate. 1.2North American A measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a pint—that is, 8 ounces (0.237 l) one cup of butter Example sentencesExamples Substitute 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley for basil. He suggested one to two grams of dried thyme leaves (half to one teaspoon) in a cup of boiling water. But I don't think the diluted remnants of half a cup of diesel fuel in 12 gallons of gasoline will do any harm. A cup of spinach is an excellent source of folate, which may help reduce your risk of heart attack. Begin with small quantities, such as half a cup of milk or an ounce of cheese. Then in a separate bowl, you mix up 3 1/2 cups flour. He measured out a cup of detergent and threw it in with the clothes. Can you measure out a cup of rice for me, please, and leave it to soak in a bowl of water? Robin added that 1/2 bucket of very hot water with a cup of vinegar not only cleans the floors well but is a winner with cleaning windows. Eat about one-half cup of yogurt several times a day, especially when you take your protein. Half a cup of syrup (two tablespoons per serving) was all I needed in each of the dessert soups. A dash serving is one cup of lettuce and half a cup of most other vegetables. An entire meal would equal about one cup of food if measured together. Take a half of a cup of softened butter and mix in about 4 tablespoons of a fresh herb. Briskly stir in 4 1/2 cups flour to make a soft dough. Boil half a cup of water, add one teaspoon of honey and then fill up with milk. Then add one cup of freshly squeezed orange juice and half a cup of fresh lemon juice, and garnish with a few of the fresh herb leaves. All it takes is 5 servings per day (a serving equals 1 slice of bread or half a cup of cooked grain). In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, cinnamon and salt. Throwing a cup of bicarbonate of soda down a septic toilet each week will help to reduce acidity, and encourage the growth of waste-digesting bacteria. 1.3 (in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist. Example sentencesExamples Apparently, he thought it looked a lot like the cups we use at church for communion. The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not participation in the blood of Christ?… If communion cups were a danger, he said, there would be cases of mass infections. The cup was passed round and we joined together in the ritual, making us one through that same Christ. Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. 1.4cups One of the suits in a tarot pack. Example sentencesExamples It was the later French adaptation which changed swords to spades, wands to clubs, cups to hearts, and coins to diamonds. Last September, I started with the swords and I moved on to the wands, and then to the cups. 2An 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 contest. Example sentencesExamples Everyone makes their way back to the campground and Billy is awarded the gold cup as well as three hundred dollars in prize money. He tried to salvage a silver cup embellished with antique gold medallions but threw it back at gunpoint. A clean sweep of domestic cups and two European trophies should have been followed by a Premiership title. Almost all of the items are prize cups, souvenir objects and all kinds of sports medals, trophies and shields. There were three new cups and a trophy among the awards this year. There were four overall prizes of cups, many trophies and certs for all the children. He presented the cup, individual trophies and man of the match award. She was presented with a giant cup and gold medal at the end-of-season presentation at the weekend. Ned is awarded yet another prize cup for chopping. So the red army had won the cup and their third silver trophy gleamed amongst the iridescent confetti and brilliant white floodlights. But then he immediately displayed the cup in the trophy cabinet. All that was left on the street was the shattered remains of a small trophy cup, broken silver shards twinkling in the evening light. She received a silver cup and sash as well as a gold world medal which secures her place for next year's world championships to be held in Killarney. Competitions were held for babies in different age groups and winners were presented silver cups and cash prizes. A catch-all clause forbidding the award of the cup to anyone wearing a white shirt would be more sincere. I know they have won cups and trophies over the last few years, but if you ask any player in the squad, the one they would all love to win is the premiership. Sheep, dogs and vintage farm machinery will be displayed by their owners vying for the top prizes and the many cups and trophies on offer. Billy gives the silver cup to his older sisters and the gold cup to his younger sister, just as promised. It was Hughes who organised a horse-race on Vasil'evskii Island in July 1792 with a silver cup as the prize. The winning team took the glittering gold cup and a cash prize. Synonyms trophy, chalice 2.1 A contest in which an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup is awarded. playing in the Cup is the best thing ever Example sentencesExamples After the long and twisting road to the final there are only two teams left standing in the European Cup. Winning back-to-back Cups is an amazing achievement of mental and physical stamina, as well as hockey skill. His record of winning six championships and three European Cups in eight years at Liverpool is second to none. Winning the European Cup is the big one, and for some the only one. In 1956, the first ever football European Cup was won in Paris by Real Madrid. Newcastle have come from behind to win and the fans celebrate like they've won the European Cup. That move has paid off handsomely this year and Liverpool have proved to be the team to beat in the Cups. Canada went on to fall to Argentina 19-14 in the Cup quarterfinal match. I would rather go out of the Cup than lose league points under certain circumstances. There is a feeling around the city that, with relegation less of a worry, this could be our year in the Cup. They should have some rule whereby you can't play the same team in both Cups. There is hope yet of a run in the European Cup, but it can only delay the inevitable. Your team has reached the semi finals of the Cup and it's your only chance of silverware this season. They made the European Cup last eight, but were sloppy at home to Valencia and let in a soft goal in Spain. He will receive a specially designed engraved crystal award from the cup sponsors. The more immediate job is to win the Scottish Cup on Saturday. It was a one-sided competition back then; in fact, the British had lost 10 of the last 11 Cups. Since the growth of the cup into one of sport's greatest and most watched contests, winning the venue is a valued and valuable prize. You go into the European Cup hoping to get challenges like we are going to get on Wednesday. The finalists in Europe's second - tier cup competition play a similar style. 3A cup-shaped thing. Example sentencesExamples We stand in silence watching more people join the line as others leave happily with their cones and cups blissed out, stressless, and not quite ready to go home. This stalked crinoid lacks arms, has a disc-shaped aboral cup that is at least five times wider than high, and has the anal opening in the aboral cup. He pulled a pack of peanut butter cups from the plastic bag and set it down in front of the headstone. The cup is then lined with mud, fur, bark, grass, and paper. The most commonly used prostheses are metal femoral components with plastic acetabular cups. Test the floor hardness in several spots with a diamond cup mounted on a small angle grinder. They come in many varieties of two basic forms: the cup or ‘open’ bell, and the hollow sphere or crotal. Feeders that attach to a window with suction cups provide excitingly close encounters! The periphery of the original blank must form the top circle of the cup. When the nest framework was finished but some soft materials were still needed to line the nest cup, we performed the experiment. Drape the phyllo circles over the prepared molds to form into cups. She then described how they had little things like suction cups on their fingertips. A cup replaces the disc seen with an ophthalmoscope, the magnifying light for looking inside your eye. Thanks to an elastic band that connects the shoe's tongue to the sidewalls and a heel cup with a notch for your Achilles tendon, the fit is superb. The weighing cup protruded from the top of the box and was placed below the end of a blow tube from which mealworms could be dispensed. The first bit of fiddling involves bending the LED leads and fitting them into their little black housing cups which you have inserted into the holes in the faceplate. Carefully separate lettuce leaves and trim with scissors to form neat cups. 3.1 Either of the two parts of a bra shaped to contain or support one breast. Example sentencesExamples Look for a wide band for support, uplifting underwire, and cups made of sturdy rather than sheer fabric. Using polymer sensors, the bra tightens and loosens its straps, or stiffens and relaxes its cups in response to the movements of the wearer. My right nipple is nearly horizontal and in line with the seam on my bra cup. I've seen bras with an adjustable bit in the front between the cups, maybe something like that would help? Exceptional support and fit are achieved from a new technique based on variable elasticity and a patented moulding system which allows the cups to give full support plus gentle fit. Your days of stuffing cups and settling for thingies that look like training bras are over. He looked up in time to see Greta open her blouse and tuck the vial into the cup of her brassiere. The most common problems were with the cups and underwires of the bra. Try a bra with support and lift in the cups, as the back of your bra should be parallel to the front. The bra cups are covered with netting and the padding is patterned to look like a soccer ball. The cup seams can be cut out and used to sew over the poking underwire part. It pumps up your cleavage using two air bags inserted in the cups. Bigger cup sizes get a boost from halter necks which help support, while underwires lift and built-in cups define. I pick up another bra, lift my breasts into the cups, fasten the back and arrange the straps. 3.2 A jockstrap having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal. Example sentencesExamples They, in fact, may well be the only fans in professional sports that learn from an early age to wear a protective cup to games. But surprisingly few wear cups for sports, as I make my sons do for Little League and roller hockey. Five months later, a rematch saw both men dropped heavily and hurt badly, only for him to once again waste a sizable lead by targeting the other's protective cup. His protective cup didn't fit right, even his trunks were too small. In the second round, there is a long delay when his protective cup comes undone. 3.3Golf The hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it. Example sentencesExamples Many golfers try to steer putts into the cup, especially when they can see the hole peripherally. After sunshine and wind had baked the surface, several players watched their putts approach the cup but trickle far past the hole. It will slow down just prior to taking the break, then fall toward the hole and into the cup from the top side. But the ball lipped out of the cup on the 18th hole, meaning the Englishman's six points for his closing round ensured victory. Practice narrowing your focus by hitting a tee that is stuck in the back of the cup directly on line with your ball. 3.4Canadian A receptacle forming part of a liquidizer. 4A mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider. Synonyms punch, drink, mixed drink verbkəpkəp [with object] 1Form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup. “Hey!” Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth Example sentencesExamples Scrambling to his feet, he cupped his hands and shouted in the direction he thought the voice came from. He cups his hands to his mouth and shouts something back, but I cannot hear him. Let your arms swing naturally and in rhythm with your legs and loosely cup your hands. Next, cup your left hand around your mouth and direct the sound straight into your ear. Turning the tap of one of the sinks I cupped my hands and grabbed some water. Dustin, now panicking, kicked his legs and cupped his hands, and started to swim downstream. He stoops down, cups his right hand and scoops from the rainwater puddle and drinks. I turned on the sink, cupped my hands under the faucet, and drank some of the water that was trapped in my hands. Two set of feet trampled the house, and Virginia cupped a hand over her mouth, trying to silence her heavy breathing and inevitable sobs. He reached out with one long arm, cupped his hand behind her neck and pulled her to him. His feet were slightly apart from each other and his left hand was cupped under his right hand. Slowly she lifted the lighter to her mouth and then cupped her hands around it to block the wind. I cupped my right hand over it and rolled the lavender between my palms. When she reached out for her change and turned to walk away, the shopkeeper held on to the gold coins between his thumb and forefinger and cupped a hand to his ear. As she watched, he placed the end of the cigarette into his mouth and proceeded to light it, cupping his hand around the flame and the end of the stick. I stopped, cupping my hand over my mouth and forcing back tears. She leans forward, cups her hands around her empty glass. Take your measurements where your fingers curve back in, while your hands are naturally cupped. A shrill roar rumbled out from its mouth, and he cupped his hands over his ears to try to block it out. Assured that her spine was undamaged and her limbs unbroken, he cupped his hand against her cheek. 1.1 Place the curved hand or hands around. he cupped her face in his hands Example sentencesExamples And most folks will remember Fay Wray as the woman being cupped in King Kong's hand as she screamed for help. Julia pushes a strand of blonde hair out of her daughter's face and cups it in her hands. The dive leader cupped him under the belly and tickled him on the chin. This effect is accentuated if the glasses are cupped in human hands. When walking through tight cover, the shooting hand can cup the trigger guard for extra safety. Beneath the sheets, she cupped me and gave me a playful squeeze. He has pressed herself against her side and he's slightly cupped in one of her thin hands. She cupped a warm glass of tea in her nimble fingers, as she watched the translucent wave of of mist roll over the English country side. Gently, Cameron lifted him up, cupping him in his hands. While floating along and staring up at the pinkish rock walls, it suddenly seems as if the canyon has reached out and cupped me lightly in the palm of its hand. She bent over and cupped the little girl's chin in her hand. She cupped the glass of sparkling apple cider between her palms as she stared at John in amazement. 2Medicine historical Bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating. Dr. Ross ordered me to be cupped Example sentencesExamples Among the ancient cultures, epilepsy was considered due to possession by spirits and gods and treated by trephening, cupping, and herbal and animal extracts. Predictably, leeches, cupping, and blood letting take the centre stage of treatments. They carried out procedures we now rate as complementary or alternative as well as some off the wall procedures (all of which are now back in use!) such as cupping, bleeding, the use of maggots and leeches. Phrases in one's cups informal Drunk. Example sentencesExamples Last night, in my cups, I remembered the most embarrassing part of my secret teenage past: I used to perform in amateur productions of musicals. Later still, when you're neck-deep in your cups, your keen psychic antenna will fully sprout and you'll begin to detect thinly-veiled insolence and secret meanings in nearly everything they say or do. Till the day he left, and no doubt still among the old guys in their cups, the Railway boss was known to all as ‘Call-me-Dave’. But this particular night, at the school dance, he was in his cups - half a mickey of gin, to be exact, trying to repair his relationship with the wonderful woman who would soon become his wife and the mother of his three children. And I'm not sure I haven't done that, when in my cups. Plato argued that drink could be a good test of a man's character, and ancient biographers were fascinated by the drinking habits of their subjects, believing that their true nature was revealed in their cups. And I don't suppose - much as I admit to being overfond of myself and much as I am wont to declaim while in my cups in a way that would lead you to think that my problems are unique in this world - that I'm alone in this. It sounds like a question for law students in their cups, but it actually entered a federal courtroom earlier this year. As deep in his cups as he is, the Professor knows he will be clear-headed in the morning. After throwing back many pints, they wake up the next morning and find that while in their cups, they seem to have gotten hitched. Synonyms intoxicated, inebriated, drunken, befuddled, incapable, tipsy, the worse for drink, under the influence, maudlin not one's cup of tea informal Not what one likes or is interested in. cats were not her cup of tea Example sentencesExamples There's a certain arrogance and authority embedded in it that's necessary for the style, but it's not my cup of tea. ‘I've been a couple of times before and it's just not my cup of tea,’ he admits. And if running, dodging and shooting was not your cup of tea, there were car and motorcycle rallies, with dirt tracks and the grand prix. Free verse can be wonderful - but it's just not our cup of tea. If this is not your cup of tea or if you only have a few items for sale then, of course, they will take your items to their auction rooms, where they will be sold on your behalf. A journalistic approach to fiction is not my cup of tea. It's been very frustrating and it's not my cup of tea. It's not my cup of tea, but these guys are incredibly tight. If sitting and listening is not your cup of tea, sightseeing in a drift boat makes for an interesting alternative. That's not my cup of tea, but it gets the point across. Origin Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa ‘tub’. noun.1 phr.
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