cup

noun

  1. 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. 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. 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. 4

    a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

  5. 5

    cup-shaped plant organ

  6. 6

    a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

  7. 7

    the quantity a cup will hold

    he drank a cup of coffee

    he borrowed a cup of sugar

  8. 8

    any cup-shaped concavity

    bees filled the waxen cups with honey

    he wore a jock strap with a metal cup

verb

  1. 1

    treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

  2. 2

    put into a cup

    cup the milk

  3. 3

    form into the shape of a cup

    She cupped her hands

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