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cup

UK/ˈkʊp/ US/ˈkʌp/ common informal uk us
noun (8) verb (3)

noun

1.

a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

2.

the quantity a cup will hold

  • “he drank a cup of coffee”
  • “he borrowed a cup of sugar”
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3.

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”
4.

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”
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5.

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”
6.

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”
7.

a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

8.

verb

1.

form into the shape of a cup

  • “She cupped her hands”
2.

put into a cup

  • “cup the milk”
3.

treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient''s skin

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Phrases

  • A cup
  • acorn cup
  • band cup
  • builder's cup
  • builders' cup
  • cage cup
  • canteen cup
  • caudle cup

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