Dictionary definition · cup
noun
- a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle"he put the cup back in the saucer"
- the quantity a cup will hold"he drank a cup of coffee"
- any cup-shaped concavity"bees filled the waxen cups with honey"
- a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- cup-shaped plant organ
- a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green"he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"
- a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition"the school kept the cups in a special glass case"
verb
- form into the shape of a cup"She cupped her hands"
- put into a cup"cup the milk"
- treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).