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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cup /kʌp/USA pronunciation n., v., cupped, cup•ping. n. [countable] - a small, open container of china, metal, etc., usually with a handle, used as a drinking vessel for hot beverages:We put out the cups and saucers for coffee and tea.
- a cup with its contents:had a cup of hot coffee for breakfast.
- the quantity contained in a cup:poured out a cup of coffee.
- Fooda unit of capacity equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons;
half pint:two cups of flour. - an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., offered as a prize for a contest:When she won the tennis tournament, she held up the silver cup for everyone to see.
- any cuplike part, utensil, etc.:the cup of a flower.
- Clothingeither of the two forms that cover the breasts in a brassiere.
- Clothingan athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal.
v. [~ + object] - to take, place, or hold in or as if in a cup:He cupped the baby's face in his hands.
- to form into a cuplike shape: He cupped his hands and caught the ball.
Idioms- Idioms in one's cups, [be + ~] intoxicated;
drunk. - Idioms one's cup of tea, [uncountable* used esp. in a negative phrase] something suited or attractive to one.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cup (kup),USA pronunciation n., v., cupped, cup•ping. n. - a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- the bowllike part of a goblet or the like.
- a cup with its contents.
- the quantity contained in a cup.
- a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons;
half-pint. - an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., esp. of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest.
- any of various beverages, as a mixture of wine and various ingredients:claret cup.
- the chalice used in the Eucharist.
- the wine of the Eucharist.
- something to be partaken of or endured;
one's portion, as of joy or suffering. - cups, the drinking of intoxicating liquors.
- any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc.
- Clothingeither of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a brassiere or other garment, as a bathing suit.
- an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection.
- [Golf.]
- the metal receptacle within the hole.
- the hole itself.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Crater.
- See cupping glass.
- [Metalworking.]a cylindrical shell closed at one end, esp. one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation.
- [Math.]the cuplike symbol ∪, used to indicate the union of two sets. Cf. union (def. 10a).
- in one's cups, intoxicated;
drunk.
v.t. - to take or place in, or as in, a cup:He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand.
- to form into a cuplike shape:He cupped his hands.
- to use a cupping glass on.
- [Metalworking.]to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die. Cf. deep-draw.
- Latin cuppa, variant of cūpa tub, cask
- Middle English, Old English cuppe bef. 1000
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