Meaning of cup in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kəp/

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1. Verb

   cup

   Definitions

   1. form into the shape of a cup

   Examples

   • « She cupped her hands »
2. 2. put into a cup

   Examples

   • « cup the milk »
3. 3. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

4. Noun

   cup

   Etymology

   Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa‘tub’

   Definitions

   1. a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
5. 2. the quantity a cup will hold

   Examples

   • « he drank a cup of coffee »
   • « he borrowed a cup of sugar »
6. 3. a small open container usually used for drinking

   Examples

   • « usually has a handle »
   • « he put the cup back in the saucer »
   • « the handle of the cup was missing »
7. 4. a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition

   Examples

   • « the school kept the cups is a special glass case »
8. 5. any cup-shaped concavity

   Examples

   • « bees filled the waxen cups with honey »
   • « he wore a jock strap with a metal cup »
   • « the cup of her bra »
9. 6. the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green

   Examples

   • « he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away »
   • « put the flag back in the cup »
10. 7. a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
11. 8. cup-shaped plant organ