Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word cup. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /kʌp/
US: /kʌp/
A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
Pour the tea into the cup.
The contents of said vessel; a cupful.
I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
A customary unit of measure
A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.
A contest for which a cup is awarded.
The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.
The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
The ball just misses the cup.
(in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
cider cup; gin cup; claret cup
A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)
Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.
One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.
The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).
A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
Anything shaped like a cup.
the cup of an acorn
A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /kʌp/
US: /kʌp/
To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.
To hold something in cupped hands.
He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.
To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.
To supply with cups of wine.
To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
To make concave or in the form of a cup.
to cup the end of a screw
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