English to English
cup
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noun (n)
- a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle(noun.artifact)Example:
He put the cup back in the saucer.
The handle of the cup was missing.
source: wordnet30 - the quantity a cup will hold(noun.quantity)Example:
He drank a cup of coffee.
He borrowed a cup of sugar.
source: wordnet30 - any cup-shaped concavity(noun.shape)Example:
Bees filled the waxen cups with honey.
He wore a jock strap with a metal cup.
The cup of her bra.
source: wordnet30 - a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- cup-shaped plant organ(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl(noun.food)source: wordnet30
- the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green(noun.artifact)Example:
He swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away.
Put the flag back in the cup.
source: wordnet30 - a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition(noun.artifact)Example:
The school kept the cups is a special glass case.
source: wordnet30 - A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- form into the shape of a cup(verb.change)Example:
She cupped her hands.
source: wordnet30 - put into a cup(verb.change)Example:
Cup the milk.
source: wordnet30 - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- To supply with cups of wine.(verb)source: webster1913
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