cup
/ˈkʌp/noun, verb1 syllable
Cup means: the quantity a cup will hold.
Synonyms for cup3
noun, as in the quantity a cup will hold
noun, as in a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
verb, as in treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
What does cup mean?11
noun
the quantity a cup will hold“he drank a cup of coffee”
a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition“the school kept the cups in a special glass case”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle“he put the cup back in the saucer”
any cup-shaped concavity“bees filled the waxen cups with honey”
a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
cup-shaped plant organ
a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green“he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away”
verb
treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
form into the shape of a cup“She cupped her hands”
put into a cup“cup the milk”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with cup?4
Cup in a sentence
- Let's talk over a cup of tea, shall we?fucongcong
- How about cup of tea or something, if you aren't in a hurry?CK
- While you are about it, please make a cup of coffee for me, too.CK
- How about a cup of tea or something, if you aren't in a hurry?CM
- I looked for my cup, but didn't find it.fanty
- The cup fell to the ground, shattering to pieces.Bah_Dure
- We think someone, and we know very well who, used the boss's cup.marcelostockle
- But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty.Dejo
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of cup
as a noun
- plural
- cups
as a verb
- past tense
- cupped
- present participle
- cupping
- third-person singular
- cups
- past participle
- cupped