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Definition of 'cup'Noun
( en-noun)
A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
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A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml.
A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
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A contest for which a cup is awarded.
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(golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
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(US) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)
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One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.
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(mathematics) The symbol denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).
A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping'' the thrower; ''or those three players.
A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
Anything shaped like a cup.
- the cup of an acorn
* Shenstone
- The cowslip's golden cup no more I see.
(medicine|historical) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.
* Bible, Matthew xxvi. 39
- O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.
Derived terms
* bra cup
* coffee cup
* cupcake
* Cup Final
* cuppa
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* cup size
* egg cup, eggcup
* teacup
* world cup
( rel-bottom)
Coordinate terms
* mug
* pannikin
Verb
To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
- Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.
To hold something in cupped hands.
- He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.
(obsolete) To supply with cups of wine.
* Shakespeare
- Cup us, till the world go round.
(transitive|surgery|archaic) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
(engineering) To make concave or in the form of a cup.
- to cup the end of a screw
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