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Cups

/kʌps/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Cups"

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."

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.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cups"

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Word	Definition
loving cupnoun	A large cup with two or more handles, passed around for all to drink from
cupfulnoun	The amount necessary to fill a cup.
transfuseverb	(transitive, medicine) To administer a transfusion of.
bowlsnoun	A precision sport where the goal is to roll biased balls (weighted on one side, and called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack or kitty) than one's opponent is able to do.
drinksnoun	(cricket) A short break in play to allow the players to have a drink, and for quick repairs to be made to equipment or the pitch.
trophynoun	An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.
ratesnoun	(British, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong) Taxes, usually on property, levied by local government.
cutsnoun	(Australia, New Zealand, dated or historical, with "the") Corporal punishment at school.
cuttingnoun	(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut.
cutnoun	(literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
topsnoun	(darts) The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
loggingnoun	An act or instance of logging (cutting down trees).
peanutsnoun	(informal, figurative) Especially of a salary: a very insufficient or small amount.
eyeglassesnoun	(US) Spectacles, glasses.
pansnoun	Ellipsis of Peter Pans; plural of Pan.
socksnoun	A popular given name for a cat that is mainly black but has white paws.
coupenoun	A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé)
buinoun	A surname.
basinsnoun	A depression, natural or artificial, containing water.
beakersnoun	A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.