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- Dictionarycup/kʌp/
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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Sep 14, 2024 · cup noun. 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" cup, loving cup verb. 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" cup verb.
1 day ago · Cricket is one of many games in the "club ball" sphere that involve hitting a ball with a hand-held implement. Others include baseball (which shares many similarities with cricket, both belonging in the more specific bat-and-ball games category [3]), golf, hockey, tennis, squash, badminton and table tennis. [4]
2 days ago · World Cup, football (soccer) tournament held every four years that determines the sport’s world champion. It is likely the most popular sporting event in the world, drawing billions of television viewers every tournament. Learn more about the World Cup, including the winners.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The World Cup in football (soccer) is a quadrennial tournament of 32 men’s national teams that is organized by the Fédération Internationale de Foo...
- The World Cup happens every four years in order to have enough time for the qualification tournaments and playoffs among national teams to take pla...
- Qualifying for the World Cup is a long process during the years between each quadrennial tournament. Each of the Fédération Internationale de Footb...
- World Cup prize money comes from the earnings of the nonprofit Fédération Internationale de Football Association. FIFA’s revenue is generated by hi...
- The men’s World Cup all-time top scorer is Miroslav Klose of the German national football (soccer) team. He scored a total of 16 goals across four...
16 hours ago · As association football’s governing authority, FIFA sets the rules of play, establishes standards for refereeing and coaching, oversees international player transfers, organizes the World Cup (both men’s and women’s) and other international tournaments, and promotes the global development of the sport.
2 days ago · The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.
Sep 5, 2024 · 1. : something one likes or excels in. I see already that storytelling isn't my cup of tea John Barth. also : a person suited to one's taste. 2. : a thing to be reckoned with : matter. poltergeists are a different cup of tea D. B. W. Lewis. Examples of cup of tea in a Sentence.
2 days ago · 'International Federation of Association Football'), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA (/ ˈfiːfə / FEE-fə), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal.
