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noun (plural cups) |
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1. drinking container: a small container, usually with a handle, used to hold liquids for drinking
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2. amount cup holds: the contents of a cup
  Will you have another cup?
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3. measurements measure used in cooking: a unit of volume used especially in cooking, equal to 237 ml (8 fl oz)
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4. winner's prize: an ornamental trophy, typically a large two-handled silver goblet, awarded as a prize in a competition, especially a sports competition
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5. sports contest: a sports competition in which the winner's prize is a large ornamental goblet
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6. bowl-shaped object: something that has an open hollow rounded shape
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7. dress part of bra: either of the shaped sections of a bra that support and cover the breasts
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8. sports dress athletic support: an athletic support reinforced with plastic or metal, worn to protect the male genitals during team sports
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9. botany anatomy bowl-shaped plant or body part: an open hollow rounded part or structure in a plant or in the body
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10. beverages party punch: a mixed drink with a particular ingredient as its base, usually served from a large bowl at parties
a champagne cup
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11. food dish served in cup-shaped container: a dessert or appetizer served in a small bowl or glass dish
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12. christianity communion chalice or wine: the vessel from which the consecrated wine is drunk during the Christian service of Communion, or the wine itself
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13. golf hole on golf course: the hole on a green that is the target in golf, or the metal lining of a golf hole
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14. somebody's lot in life: what a person is destined to receive, suffer, or enjoy in life
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transitive verb (past and past participle cupped, present participle cup·ping, 3rd person present singular cups) |
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1. make hands into cup: to form one or both of the hands into an open hollow rounded shape, usually to hold or receive something such as water
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2. hold something in hands: to hold something in cupped hands
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3. draw blood to skin's surface: formerly, to use a cupping glass to increase the blood supply to an area of the skin
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| [Pre-12th century. < late Latin cuppa, probably < Latin cupa "tub"] |
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in your cups drinking or having drunk too much alcohol (archaic or humorous)
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