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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

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The contents of said vessel; a cupful.

Examples :

"I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty."

utensil amount drink

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A customary unit of measure

Examples :

"The recipe calls for two cups of flour. "

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A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

Examples :

"The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament."

achievement sport

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A contest for which a cup is awarded.

Examples :

"Our school team participates in several cups each year, hoping to win the soccer cup. "

sport achievement game event

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The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.

Examples :

""Besides competing in their regular league matches, local football teams also eagerly participate in national cups for a chance at winning a prestigious title." "

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A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

Examples :

"The ball just misses the cup."

sport game utensil

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(in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

Examples :

"cider cup; gin cup; claret cup"

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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."

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One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.

Examples :

"The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material."

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The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).

Examples :

"The set of students in the math club and the set of students in the science club are combined using the cup symbol to show all the students in both clubs. "

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A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.

Examples :

"The tarot reader said my love life would improve if I focused on the suit of cups in my readings. "

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(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.

Examples :

"The team used cups to shut down the other team's star thrower, forcing them to pass to less experienced players. "

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A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).

Examples :

"The bathroom mirror has two cups that hold my toothbrush holder in place. "

utility item thing device

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Anything shaped like a cup.

Examples :

"the cup of an acorn"

utensil drink item thing

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A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

Examples :

"The practitioner carefully sterilized the cups before applying them to the patient's back to create suction. "

medicine utensil device

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That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.

Examples :

"Life offers each of us different cups to drink from, some filled with joy and others with hardship. "

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To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

Examples :

"She cups her hands around her mouth to shout across the playground. "

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To hold something in cupped hands.

Examples :

"He cupped the ball carefully in his hands."

body action utensil

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To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.

Examples :

"We are cupping some new brands of coffee today."

utensil drink food

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To supply with cups of wine.

Examples :

""The bartender cups the guests before the main course." "

drink utensil food

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To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.

Examples :

"The therapist cups his back to relieve the muscle tension. "

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To make concave or in the form of a cup.

Examples :

"to cup the end of a screw"