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cup

Noun

∙ A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
∙ The contents of said vessel; a cupful.
∙ A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml.
∙ A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
∙ A contest for which a cup is awarded.
∙ The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league. association football
∙ A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole. golf
∙ A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box) US
∙ One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.
∙ The symbol ∪{\displaystyle \cup } denoting union and similar operations (confer cap). mathematics
∙ A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
∙ (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
∙ A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
∙ Anything shaped like a cup.
∙ A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping. medicine, historical
∙ That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.

Verb

∙ To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands. transitive
∙ To hold something in cupped hands. transitive
∙ To supply with cups of wine. transitive, obsolete
∙ To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. transitive, surgery, archaic
∙ To make concave or in the form of a cup. transitive, engineering

English Dictionary

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