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cup
[ kuhp ]
noun
- a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, paper, plastic, etc., sometimes having a handle and used chiefly as a receptacle from which to drink hot or cold beverages, soup, etc.
- the bowllike part of a goblet or the like.
- a cup with its contents:
You look exhausted—go sit down and I'll bring you a cup of tea.
- the quantity contained in a cup:
He drank a cup of water before bed.
- a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons; half-pint.
- an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., especially of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest.
- any of various beverages, such as a mixture of wine and other ingredients:
claret cup.
- the chalice used in the Eucharist.
- the wine of the Eucharist.
- something to be partaken of or endured; one's portion, as of joy or suffering.
- any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc.
- either of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a bra or other garment, such as a bathing suit.
- an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection.
- Golf.
- the metal receptacle within the hole.
- the hole itself.
- Cup, Astronomy. the constellation Crater.
- Metalworking. a cylindrical shell closed at one end, especially one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation.
- Mathematics. the cuplike symbol ∪, used to indicate the union of two sets. Compare union ( def 10a ).
- cups, Archaic. the drinking of intoxicating liquors.
verb (used with object)
- to take or place in, or as in, a cup:
He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand.
- to form into a cuplike shape:
He cupped his hands.
- to use a cupping glass on.
- Metalworking. to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die. Compare deep-draw.
cup
/ ʌ /
noun
- a small open container, usually having one handle, used for drinking from
- the contents of such a container
that cup was too sweet
- Also calledteacupcupful a unit of capacity used in cooking equal to approximately half a pint, 8 fluid ounces, or about one quarter of a litre
- something resembling a cup in shape or function, such as the flower base of some plants of the rose family or a cuplike bodily organ
- either of two cup-shaped parts of a brassiere, designed to support the breasts
- a cup-shaped trophy awarded as a prize
- a sporting contest in which a cup is awarded to the winner
- ( as modifier )
a cup competition
- a mixed drink with one ingredient as a base, usually served from a bowl
claret cup
- golf the hole or metal container in the hole on a green
- the chalice or the consecrated wine used in the Eucharist
- one's lot in life
- in one's cupsdrunk
- one's cup of tea informal.one's chosen or preferred thing, task, company, etc
she's not my cup of tea
verb
- to form (something, such as the hands) into the shape of a cup
- to put into or as if into a cup
- archaic.to draw blood to the surface of the body of (a person) by using a cupping glass
Derived Forms
- ˈܱˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܱl adjective
- ܲd·ܱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cup1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cup1
Idioms and Phrases
- in one's cups, intoxicated; drunk.
More idioms and phrases containing cup
In addition to the idiom beginning with cup , also see in one's cups .Example Sentences
Fan jeers and a cupped ear - is Postecoglou feeling the friction?
While they might have come together over a cup of coffee or a slice of pizza before, now they’re meeting to mourn together.
Drakeford said the visitor levy will "cost less than a sausage roll", "less than half a cup of coffee" and "less than a bottle of water".
Crystal Palace, meanwhile, have twice lost in the showpiece and never won the cup - and as a result Pep Guardiola's team are very much the bookmakers' favourites.
In March 2024, Nottingham Forest were teetering precariously above the Premier League relegation zone following a points deduction, and out of both domestic cup competitions.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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