cup
noun
- 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
The contents of said vessel; a cupful.
“I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.”
- 3
A customary unit of measure
- 4
A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
“The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.”
- 5
A contest for which a cup is awarded.
“The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.”
- 6
The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
- 7
A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
“The ball just misses the cup.”
- 8
(in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
“cider cup; gin cup; claret cup”
- 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
One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
“The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.”
- 11
The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).
- 12
A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
- 13
(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
- 14
A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
- 15
Anything shaped like a cup.
“the cup of an acorn”
- 16
A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
- 17
That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.
verb
- 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
To hold something in cupped hands.
“He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.”
- 3
To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
“We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.”
- 4
To supply with cups of wine.
- 5
To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
- 6
To make concave or in the form of a cup.
“to cup the end of a screw”
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