Definition

1. Noun:

   • A cup, a trophy: A physical object, often made of metal or another valuable material, shaped like a cup with a stem, awarded as a prize to the winner of a competition, especially in sports.
   • A championship, a cup competition: The title or the tournament itself for which the trophy is awarded.

2. Verb:

   • To cut, to trim: To shorten or style something, most commonly hair.
   • To cut off, to disconnect: To stop the supply of a utility, such as electricity or water.
   • To dock, to deduct: To reduce or withhold payment, such as wages or salary.
   • To tuck (tail): For an animal, to lower and curl its tail between its legs, often indicating fear or submission.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Đội bóng đã giành được chiếc cúp vàng. (The team won the gold cup.)
  • Giải đấu cúp quốc gia sẽ diễn ra vào tháng tới. (The national cup tournament will take place next month.)

• Verb:

  • Tôi định đi cúp tóc vào chiều nay. (I intend to get a haircut this afternoon.)
  • Công ty điện lực sẽ cúp điện để bảo trì. (The power company will cut off the electricity for maintenance.)
  • Ông chủ đe dọa cúp lương nhân viên. (The boss threatened to dock the employee's wages.)
  • Con chó sợ hãi và cúp đuôi. (The dog was scared and tucked its tail.)

Advanced Usage

• "cúp học" / "cúp tiết": to skip class, to cut class.
  • Một vài học sinh định cúp tiết học chiều nay. (A few students plan to skip this afternoon's class.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cúp điện (v/n): power cut, blackout; to cut the power.

  • Khu phố này thường xuyên bị cúp điện. (This neighborhood often has power cuts.)

• Cúp cua (v, slang): to skip, to play hooky (from school or work).

  • Hôm qua nó cúp cua đi chơi game. (Yesterday he skipped work/school to go play games.)

Synonyms

• Trophy: a cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize.
• Championship: a contest for the position of champion.
• Cut: to shorten or divide something with a sharp tool.
• Disconnect: to break the connection of.
• Deduct: to take away (an amount or part) from a total.

Related Idioms

• Cúp đuôi chạy: to tuck one's tail and run; to flee in a cowardly manner.
  • Bọn lừa đảo nghe thấy cảnh sát đến liền cúp đuôi chạy. (The scammers heard the police coming and immediately tucked their tails and ran.)

noun

1. cup
   • cúp bóng đá
     A football cup

verb

1. to stop; to cut