cup
noun
- 1
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
- 2
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
- 3
the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
put the flag back in the cup
he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away
- 4
a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- 5
cup-shaped plant organ
- 6
a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- 7
the quantity a cup will hold
he drank a cup of coffee
he borrowed a cup of sugar
- 8
any cup-shaped concavity
bees filled the waxen cups with honey
he wore a jock strap with a metal cup
verb
- 1
treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- 2
put into a cup
cup the milk
- 3
form into the shape of a cup
She cupped her hands
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