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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. Noun. A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass). ¹

2. Noun. A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml. ¹

3. Noun. A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup. ¹

4. Noun. A contest for which a cup is awarded. ¹

5. Noun. (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole. ¹

6. Noun. (American English) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (''for UK usage see'' box) ¹

7. Noun. One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size. ¹

8. Noun. (mathematics) The symbol $\backslash cup$ denoting union and similar operations (''confer'' cap.) ¹

9. Noun. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit. ¹

10. Noun. (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense ''cupping'' the thrower; ''or'' those three players. ¹

11. Noun. A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup.) ¹

12. Verb. (transitive) To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands ¹

13. Verb. (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cup

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