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UK
/kˈʌp/
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[ US /ˈkəp/ ]
[ US /ˈkəp/ ]
NOUN
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a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
the school kept the cups is a special glass case -
the quantity a cup will hold
he borrowed a cup of sugar
he drank a cup of coffee - a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- cup-shaped plant organ
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the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away
put the flag back in the cup - a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
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a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
he put the cup back in the saucer
the handle of the cup was missing -
any cup-shaped concavity
he wore a jock strap with a metal cup
bees filled the waxen cups with honey
the cup of her bra
VERB
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form into the shape of a cup
She cupped her hands -
put into a cup
cup the milk - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
How To Use cup In A Sentence
- “And now, Sir John de Walton,” he said, “methinks you are a little churlish in not ordering me some breakfast, after I have been all night engaged in your affairs; and a cup of muscadel would, I think, be no bad induction to a full consideration of this perplexed matter.” Castle Dangerous
- With a few turns of tape, I fastened the plastic cup to the end of the pole.
- It was a beautiful wooden skiff, with a little outboard motor, perfect for his part-time second occupation of working a few pots to catch crustacea to sell to local pubs and restaurants.
- Observing the affected knee may reveal dystrophic changes, alteration of skin color, calluses related to kneeling or occupational abuse of the knee, scars, scratches, or rashes.
- A leisurely breakfast - even the motel manager was moaning about the way the Italians "hogged" the muffins this morning and drank cups of milk instead of putting it on their bran flakes! TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
- Squatting down, Trent poured rum and squeezed orange juice into the cups.
- It shows how football has come to occupy a central place in the networks of global power. Times, Sunday Times
- Of course there's nothing wrong with necking a few beers and getting caught up in the buzz of the World Cup.
- Paraguay tea, which they call matte, as I mentioned before, is always drunk twice a day: this is brought upon a large silver salver, with four legs raised upon it, to receive a little cup made out of a small calabash or gourd, and tipped with silver. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time
- The prehensile tail porcupine in South American actually lives in the treetops.
