cup

Nouns

• (n) 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
• (n) the quantity a cup will hold
  • he drank a cup of coffee
  • he borrowed a cup of sugar
  cupful,
• (n) any cup-shaped concavity
  • bees filled the waxen cups with honey
  • he wore a jock strap with a metal cup
  • the cup of her bra
• (n) a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
• (n) cup-shaped plant organ
• (n) a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
• (n) the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
  • he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away
  • put the flag back in the cup
• (n) 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
  loving cup,

Verbs

• (v) form into the shape of a cup
  • She cupped her hands
• (v) put into a cup
  • cup the milk
• (v) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin transfuse,

Synonyms

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