Definition of Cup

Noun: cup  kúp

1. 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"
    
2. The quantity a cup will hold
   "he borrowed a cup of sugar"; "he drank a cup of coffee";
   - cupful
    
3. 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"
    
4. A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
    
5. Cup-shaped plant organ
    
6. A punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
    
7. 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"
    
8. 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
    
9. A contest for which a cup is awarded to the winner

1. Form into the shape of a cup
   "She cupped her hands"
    
2. Put into a cup
   "cup the milk"
    
3. (medicine) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
   - transfuse

See also:
Cuon
cupbearer

Anagrams containing the word cup

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