cup

(kup)

noun

a small, open container for beverages, usually bowl-shaped and with a handle
the bowl part of a drinking vessel
a cup and its contents
the amount a cup holds; cupful: a standard measuring cup holds 8 fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons: abbrev. C
anything shaped like a cup or bowl
an ornamental, usually metal, cup with a stem and base, given as a prize
1. the chalice containing the wine at Communion
2. the wine
one's portion, share, or allotment: his cup of happiness was full
something served as in a cup
one of two sections of a bra that support the breasts
a padded, hard-plastic protective device worn over the genitals by a male athlete
Biol. any cuplike organ or structure
Golf the container set in the hole sunk into the green, into which the ball drops; hole
Med. a small glass bowl or similar object used in cupping

Origin: ME & OE cuppe < LL cuppa, altered < L cupa, tub < IE *keup-, a hollow < base *keu-, to bend, arch > coomb, hump

transitive verb cupped, cupping

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See cup in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cup

noun

a. A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking.
b. Such a container and its contents.
Abbr. c. A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters). See Table at measurement.
The bowl of a drinking vessel.
The chalice or the wine used in the celebration of the Eucharist.
A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy.
Sports A golf hole or the metal container inside a hole.
Either of the two parts of a brassiere that fit over the breasts.
An athletic supporter having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal.
A sweetened, flavored, usually chilled beverage, especially one made with wine: claret cup.
A dish served in a cup-shaped vessel: fruit cup.
a. A cuplike object.
b. Biology A cuplike structure or organ.
A lot or portion to be suffered or enjoyed.