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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.
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 small round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic. ...cups and saucers. A cup of something is the amount of something contained in a cup. Mix about four cups of white flour with a pinch of salt. [ + of] 2. countable noun.
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.
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.
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).
a small, round container with a handle on the side, used to drink from: a cup of tea / coffee. Fewer examples. a cup and saucer. a delicate china cup. "Would you like a cup of coffee ?" "No, thanks ." A cup of tea and something to eat might revive you. This cup has a chip in it. cup noun [C] (SPORT) B1.
a small, open container of china, metal, etc., usually with a handle, used as a drinking vessel for hot beverages: We put out the cups and saucers for coffee and tea. a cup with its contents: had a cup of hot coffee for breakfast. the quantity contained in a cup: poured out a cup of coffee.
