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1.NounThe operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
2.NounA similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
3.NounFire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
4.NounThe taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done.
5.NounThe act of forming something into a cup shape."the cupping of one's hands"
6.Verbpresent participle and gerund of cup