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- Dictionarycup/kʌp/
noun
- 1. a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
- 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
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"
- 2. bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating: historical "Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped"
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CUP definition: 1. a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc., or the drink…. Learn more.
The meaning of CUP is an open usually bowl-shaped drinking vessel. How to use cup in a sentence.
Cup definition: a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, paper, plastic, etc., sometimes having a handle and used chiefly as a receptacle from which to drink hot or cold beverages, soup, etc.. See examples of CUP used in a sentence.
CUP meaning: 1. a small, round container, often with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc., or the drink…. Learn more.
A cup is a small round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic.
1. a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usu. with a handle, used chiefly as a drinking vessel for hot beverages. 2. the bowllike part of a goblet or the like. 3. a cup with its contents. 4. the quantity contained in a cup.
A cup is a vessel used for drinking. Your grandmother might make it a habit never to go to bed without a cup of warm milk. A cup is like a small bowl with a handle. It's also a unit of measurement in cooking — if a recipe calls for a cup of water, it's the same as eight ounces.