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(verb) treat by cupping |
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Synonyms: transfuse |
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Related Words: care for, treat |
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(verb) put into a cup |
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Related Words: enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in |
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(verb) form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands" |
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Related Words: form, shape |
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(noun) a small open container usually used for drinking; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing" |
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Related Words: Dixie cup, beaker, chalice, coffee cup, container, crockery, dishware, drinking cup, goblet, grace cup, measuring cup, moustache cup, mustache cup, paper cup, scyphus, teacup |
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(noun) a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case" |
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Synonyms: loving cup |
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Related Words: prize, trophy |
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(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" |
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Related Words: hole |
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(noun) punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl |
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Related Words: champagne cup, claret cup, punch |
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(noun) cup-shaped plant organ |
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Related Words: acorn cup, cupule, plant organ |
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(noun) a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces |
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Related Words: United States liquid unit |
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(noun) the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" |
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Synonyms: cupful |
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Related Words: containerful |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: concave shape, concavity |
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