cup

/kʌp/

noun

  1. 1

    A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

    Pour the tea into the cup.
  2. 2

    The contents of said vessel; a cupful.

    I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
  3. 3

    A customary unit of measure

  4. 4

    A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

    The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.
  5. 5

    A contest for which a cup is awarded.

    The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.
  6. 6

    The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.

  7. 7

    A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

    The ball just misses the cup.
  8. 8

    (in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

    cider cup; gin cup; claret cup
  9. 9

    A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

    Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.
  10. 10

    One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.

    The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.
  11. 11

    The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).

  12. 12

    A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.

  13. 13

    (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.

  14. 14

    A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).

  15. 15

    Anything shaped like a cup.

    the cup of an acorn
  16. 16

    A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

  17. 17

    That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.

verb

  1. 1

    To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

    Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.
  2. 2

    To hold something in cupped hands.

    He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.
  3. 3

    To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.

    We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.
  4. 4

    To supply with cups of wine.

  5. 5

    To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.

  6. 6

    To make concave or in the form of a cup.

    to cup the end of a screw

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