cup

Noun

• a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
  • the school kept the cups is a special glass case
    

• the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
  • he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away
    
  • put the flag back in the cup
    

• a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

• cup-shaped plant organ

• a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

• any cup-shaped concavity
  • bees filled the waxen cups with honey
    
  • he wore a jock strap with a metal cup
    
  • the cup of her bra
    

• the quantity a cup will hold
  • he drank a cup of coffee
    
  • he borrowed a cup of sugar
    

• a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
  • he put the cup back in the saucer
    
  • the handle of the cup was missing
    

Verb

• treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

• put into a cup
  • cup the milk
    

• form into the shape of a cup
  • She cupped her hands
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  loving cup , cupful , transfuse