- 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. - The contents of such a vessel; a cupful. - Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in
intoxicating drinks; revelry. - That which is to be received or indured; that which is
allotted to one; a portion. - Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a
flower. - A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce
the vacuum in cupping.
2 . Cup
[ v. t.]
- To supply with cups of wine. - To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the
operation of cupping. See Cupping. - To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end
of a screw.
Meaning of 'cup' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . cup
[ n]
Meaning (1): - any cup-shaped concavity
Example in sentence:
bees filled the waxen cups with honey;
he wore a jock strap with a metal cup;
the cup of her bra
Meaning (2): - the quantity a cup will hold
Example in sentence:
he borrowed a cup of sugar;
he drank a cup of coffee
Meaning (3): - a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
Example in sentence:
he put the cup back in the saucer;
the handle of the cup was missing
Meaning (4): - the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
Example in sentence:
he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away;
put the flag back in the cup
Meaning (5): - a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
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