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   cup

   /kʌp/

   noun

   • 1. a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
   • ▪ the contents of a cup: "a cup of tea"
   • ▪ a measure of capacity used in cooking, equal to half a US pint (0.237 litre): North American "a cup of butter"
   • ▪ (in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist: "Latin was replaced by the vernacular, and the cup was offered to the laity"
   • ▪ one of the suits in a tarot pack.
   • 2. an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest. Similar trophychaliceawardprize
   • ▪ a contest in which the winners are awarded a cup: "playing in the Cup is the best thing ever"
   • 3. a cup-shaped thing.
   • ▪ either of the two parts of a bra shaped to contain or support one breast: "she had grown from an A to a C cup in just six months"
   • ▪ the hole on a putting green, or the metal container in it: "the ball bounced out of the cup"
   • 4. a mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider: "the bars offered large glasses of white wine cup" Similar punchdrinkmixed drink

   verb

   • 1. form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup: "‘Hey!’ Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth"
   • ▪ place the curved hand or hands around: "he cupped her face in his hands"
   • 2. bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating: historical "Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped"

   Word Origin Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa ‘tub’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cuplike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

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