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Definition of Cup

1. Noun. A small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle. "The handle of the cup was missing"

2. Verb. Form into the shape of a cup. "She cupped her hands"

3. Noun. The quantity a cup will hold. "He borrowed a cup of sugar"

4. Verb. Put into a cup. "Cup the milk"

5. Noun. Any cup-shaped concavity. "The cup of her bra"

6. Verb. Treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin.

7. Noun. A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces.

8. Noun. Cup-shaped plant organ.

9. Noun. A punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl.

10. Noun. The hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green. "Put the flag back in the cup"

11. Noun. 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"

Definition of Cup

1. n. A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like.

2. v. t. To supply with cups of wine.

Definition of Cup

1. to place in a cup (a small, open container) [v CUPPED, CUPPING, CUPS]

Medical Definition of Cup

1. 1. An excavated or cup-shaped structure, either anatomical or pathologic. Synonym: poculum. Synonym: cupping glass. Origin: A.S. Cuppe (05 Mar 2000)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cup

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