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noun
- 1. a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
- 2. an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest. Similar
verb
- 1. form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup: "‘Hey!’ Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth"
- 2. bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating: historical "Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped"
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CUP definition: 1. a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc., or the drink…. Learn more.
1. : an open usually bowl-shaped drinking vessel. 2. a. : a drinking vessel and its contents. b. : the consecrated wine of the Communion. 3. : something that falls to one's lot. 4. : an ornamental cup offered as a prize (as in a championship) 5. : something resembling a cup: such as. a. : a cup-shaped plant organ. b.
A cup is a vessel used for drinking. Your grandmother might make it a habit never to go to bed without a cup of warm milk. A cup is like a small bowl with a handle. It's also a unit of measurement in cooking — if a recipe calls for a cup of water, it's the same as eight ounces.
Cup definition: 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.. See examples of CUP used in a sentence.
A cup is a large metal cup with two handles that is given to the winner of a game or competition.
1. a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usu. with a handle, used chiefly as a drinking vessel for hot beverages. 2. the bowllike part of a goblet or the like. 3. a cup with its contents. 4. the quantity contained in a cup.
a prize given to the winner of a competition, or the name of the competition: the World Cup. cup noun [C] (COOKING) a measurement of amounts of food used in cooking. See also. egg cup. cup. verb [ T ] uk / kʌp / us present participle cupping | past tense and past participle cupped.
Definition of 'cup' cup. (kʌp ) Word forms: cups, cupping, cupped. 1. countable noun. A cup is a small, round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic. ...cups and saucers. 2. countable noun. You can use cup to refer to the cup and its contents, or to the contents only. ...a cup of coffee.
Definition of cup noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cup definition: A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters).
