26984 words

cups

12 definitions • 18 examples
1
a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc., or the drink that it contains:

Examples:

cup of Would you like a cup of coffee?
cup and saucer He brought tea in a matching cup and saucer.
plastic cup For safety they serve the beer in plastic cups.
paper cup She sipped water from a paper cup.
coffee cup Soup can look elegant served in coffee cups.
2
a container that holds slightly under a quarter of a litre of liquid, used for measuring when cooking, or the amount that it contains:

Examples:

cup of Add up to 3 cups of flour, kneading until the dough is no longer sticky.
Add 2 cups (of) flour and half a cup (of) sugar.
3
a bowl-shaped container:

Examples:

an egg cup
Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter.
4
a specially designed cup, usually with two handles and often made of silver, given as a prize in a sports competition or a game or match in which the winner receives such a cup:

Examples:

win a cup Sheila won this cup in the school squash championship.
The Davis Cup is an important championship.
5
one of the two parts that support the breasts in a bra (= piece of underwear):

Examples:

"What size bra do you wear?" "I wear a C cup."
6
a curved piece of hard plastic that is worn by men while playing sports to protect their outer sex organs
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8
to hold your hands in the shape of a cup, often around something:

Examples:

cup something in your hands She gently cupped the small injured bird in her hands.
9
abbreviation for carcinoma of uncertain primary origin: the situation when cancer is found in one or more places in the body but the place where it started is unknown
10
a small, round container, usually with a handle, used esp. for hot drinks such as coffee and tea:

Examples:

Would you like a cup of coffee?
11
A cup is also a unit of measure equal to half a pint and often used in cooking:

Examples:

a cup of flour
12
to press your hands together to form a ball-like shape with an opening at the top between your thumbs, or to hold something gently with a hand or between both hands:

Examples:

He cupped his hands and dipped them in the water to get a drink.
She cupped her baby's face in her hands and kissed him.

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