cup

1. (verb) treat by cupping
Synonyms: transfuse
Related Words: care for, treat

2. (verb) put into a cup
Related Words: enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in

3. (verb) form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
Related Words: form, shape

4. (noun) a small open container usually used for drinking; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
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

5. (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"
Synonyms: loving cup
Related Words: prize, trophy

6. (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"
Related Words: hole

7. (noun) punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
Related Words: champagne cup, claret cup, punch

8. (noun) cup-shaped plant organ
Related Words: acorn cup, cupule, plant organ

9. (noun) a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
Related Words: United States liquid unit

10. (noun) the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
Synonyms: cupful
Related Words: containerful

11. (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"
Related Words: concave shape, concavity



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