noun Download 🔗Share A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle. Examples : "Pour the tea into the cup." utensil drink item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The contents of said vessel; a cupful. Examples : "I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty." amount drink utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A customary unit of measure Examples : "The recipe calls for two cups of flour. " unit amount essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup. Examples : "The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament." sport achievement essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A contest for which a cup is awarded. Examples : "The school's annual science fair is a cup competition. " sport achievement game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league. Examples : "The national soccer cup tournament is held alongside the regular league season. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole. Examples : "The ball just misses the cup." sport utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks. Examples : "cider cup; gin cup; claret cup" drink compound essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box) Examples : "Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup." body medicine anatomy wear sport essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast. Examples : "The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material." body wear anatomy essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap). Examples : "The set of students in the science club is the union of the biology students and the chemistry students. " math sign essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit. Examples : "The tarot reader laid out the cards, and the first one she showed was the Cup of Swords. " astrology mythology entertainment essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players. Examples : "The team used a strong cup to pressure the thrower, with three players close to him. " sport game essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup). Examples : "The little boy used a suction cup to hang his drawing on the refrigerator door. " utility item device thing essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Anything shaped like a cup. Examples : "the cup of an acorn" utensil drink item essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping. Examples : "The therapist used a special cup to perform cupping therapy on her patient's back. " medicine utensil device essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions. Examples : "The cup of challenges during his first year of university was considerable. " suffering soul curse theology religion philosophy being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands. Examples : "The little girl carefully cupped her hands to catch the falling raindrop. " body action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hold something in cupped hands. Examples : "He cupped the ball carefully in his hands." body action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup. Examples : "We are cupping some new brands of coffee today." utensil drink food essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To supply with cups of wine. Examples : "The waiter will cup the guests with wine during the party. " drink food utensil essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. Examples : "The doctor will cup his patient's back to relieve muscle tension. " medicine physiology essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make concave or in the form of a cup. Examples : "to cup the end of a screw" utensil action essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading