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Noun: cup kúp- A small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
"he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" - The quantity a cup will hold
"he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" - cupful - Any cup-shaped concavity
"bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra" - A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- Cup-shaped plant organ
- A punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- The hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
"he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup" - A large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
"the school kept the cups is a special glass case" - loving cup Verb: cup (cupped,cupping) kúp- Form into the shape of a cup
"She cupped her hands" - Put into a cup
"cup the milk" - Treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- transfuse
Derived forms: cups, cupped, cupping See also: cupping Type of: care for, concave shape, concavity, container, containerful, crockery, dishware [US], enclose, form, hole, inclose, incurvation, incurvature, insert, introduce, plant organ, prise [Brit, Cdn], prize, punch, put in, shape, stick in, treat, trophy, United States liquid unit Part of: pint Encyclopedia: Cup |