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1.nounA concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle."Pour the tea into the cup."
2.nounThe contents of said vessel; a cupful."I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty."
3.nounA customary unit of measure
4.nounA trophy in the shape of an oversized cup."The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament."
5.nounA contest for which a cup is awarded."The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event."
6.nounThe main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
7.nounA cup-shaped object placed in the target hole."The ball just misses the cup."
8.noun(in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks."cider cup; gin cup; claret cup"
9.nounA rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)"Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup."
10.nounOne of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast."The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material."
11.nounThe symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).
12.nounA suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
13.noun(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
14.nounA flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
15.nounAnything shaped like a cup."the cup of an acorn"
16.nounA cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
17.nounThat which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.
18.verbTo form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands."Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them."
19.verbTo hold something in cupped hands."He cupped the ball carefully in his hands."
20.verbTo pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup."We are cupping some new brands of coffee today."
21.verbTo supply with cups of wine.
22.verbTo apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
23.verbTo make concave or in the form of a cup."to cup the end of a screw"