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noun | verb cupcup1 /kʌp/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYcup1Origin: Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cupa barrel ► a coffee cup/teacup china coffee cups ► a plastic/paper cup Are there any more paper cups? 1 FOR DRINKING a)a small round container with a handle, that you use to drink coffee, tea, etc. → mug: a cup and saucera coffee cup/teacup china coffee cups b)a small round container without a handle, used for drinking: a plastic/paper cup Are there any more paper cups?2DRINK the liquid contained inside a cup: Would you like another cup?cup of Let me get you a cup of coffee.3AMOUNT OF LIQUID/FOOD a)a unit for measuring food or liquid in cooking, equal to 237 milliliters: Mix the butter with 1 cup of powdered sugar. b) (also cupful) the amount of liquid or soft food a cup can hold: She drank half a cup of milk with her cookie.4ROUND THING something round and hollow that is shaped like a cup: acorn cupscup of The daffodil has white petals and a yellow cup. He held the screw in the cup of his hand.5COMPETITION a sports competition: When did Argentina win the World Cup?6PRIZE a specially shaped container that is given as a prize in a competition, especially a sports competition: The winner stood on the platform, holding the cup above her head.7GOLF a hole in the ground that you have to try to get the ball into in the game of golf SYN hole8WOMEN'S CLOTHING the part of a bra that covers a woman’s breast9MEN'S CLOTHING a hard cover worn by men to protect their sex organs when playing sports10not be your cup of tea spoken to not be the type of thing that you like: Game shows just aren’t my cup of tea.11a cup of joe a cup of coffee12my cup runneth over used to say that you are very happy and have more than you need → see also loving cup[Origin: Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cupa barrel] noun | verb cupcup2 verb (cupped, cupping) [transitive] VERB TABLEcup |
Present | I, you, we, they | cup | | he, she, it | cups | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cupped | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cupped | | he, she, it | has cupped | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cupped | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cup | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cupped |
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Present | I | am cupping | | he, she, it | is cupping | | you, we, they | are cupping | Past | I, he, she, it | was cupping | | you, we, they | were cupping | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cupping | | he, she, it | has been cupping | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cupping | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cupping | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cupping |
► cup your hand(s) to your mouth/ear “Excuse me?” I said, cupping my hand to my ear. 1to hold something in your hands so that your hands form part of a circle around it: She cupped his face in her hands and kissed him.2cup your hand(s) to make a shape like a cup with your hand or hands: cup to/under/around/over He cupped his hands under the water.cup your hand(s) to your mouth/ear “Excuse me?” I said, cupping my hand to my ear. |