Definition of cups Cups

/kʌˈps/ - [kups] -

We found 5 definitions of cups from 2 different sources.

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What does cups mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cups (Noun)
    Plural of cup.
  • cups (Noun)
    A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, bearing the symbol of a cup or chalice.

Part of speech

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  • cups, verb, present, 3rd person singular of cup (infinitive).
  • cups, noun, plural of cup.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cups

cup - 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"
  crockery, dishware tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively
  container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  beaker a cup (usually without a handle)
  chalice, goblet a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
  coffee cup a cup from which coffee is drunk
  dixie cup, paper cup a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks
  grace cup cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal
  cylix, kylix a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece
  moustache cup, mustache cup a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink
  scyphus an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base
cup - a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
  punch (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
  champagne cup a punch containing a sparkling wine
cup - a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
  united states liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
  pint a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
cup - 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"
  loving cup
  trophy, prize something given as a token of victory
cup - cup-shaped plant organ
  plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
cup - the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
  cupful
  containerful the quantity that a container will hold
cup - 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"
cup - any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"

Verb

cups, cupping, cupped  

cup - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
  transfuse
  care for, treat be fond of; be attached to
  practice of medicine, medicine the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"
cup - put into a cup; "cup the milk"
  inclose, stick in, enclose, insert, put in, introduce surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
cup - form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
  shape, form give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cup (Noun)
    A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material as opposed to a glass.
  • cup (Noun)
    A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236. 5882365 ml.
  • cup (Noun)
    A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
  • cup (Noun)
    A contest for which a cup is awarded.
  • cup (Noun)
    A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
  • cup (Noun)
    A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.
  • cup (Noun)
    One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size.
  • cup (Noun)
    The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations.
  • cup (Noun)
    A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
  • cup (Noun)
    ultimate frisbee A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
  • cup (Noun)
    A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction suction cup.
  • cup (Verb)
    To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
  • cup (Verb)
    To hold something in cupped hands.
  • cup (Verb)
    To supply with cups of wine.
  • cup (Verb)
    To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
  • cup (Verb)
    To make concave or in the form of a cup.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cup (n.)
    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.
  • cup (n.)
    The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.
  • cup (n.)
    Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry.
  • cup (n.)
    That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.
  • cup (n.)
    Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower.
  • cup (n.)
    A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
  • cup (v. t.)
    To supply with cups of wine.
  • cup (v. t.)
    To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping.
  • cup (v. t.)
    To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • cup
    A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem
  • cup
    A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cup
    kup, n. a vessel used to contain liquid: a drinking-vessel: the liquid contained in a cup: that which we must receive or undergo: afflictions: blessings.—v.i. to extract blood from the body by means of cupping-glasses: (Shak.) to make drunk:—pr.p. cup′ping; pa.p. cupped.—ns. Cup′-bear′er, one who attends at a feast to fill out and hand the wine; Cupboard (kub′urd), a place for keeping victuals, dishes, &c.—v.t. to store.—ns. Cup′board-love, -faith, love or faith indulged in for a material end; Cup′ful, as much as fills a cup:—pl. Cup′fuls; Cup′-gall, a cup-shaped gall in oak-leaves; Cup′-lī′chen, or -moss, a species of Cladonia; Cup′man, a boon companion; Cup′per, a cup-bearer: one professionally engaged in cupping; Cup′ping, the application of cups from which the air has been exhausted to a scarified part of the skin for the purpose of drawing blood; Cup′ping-glass, a glass used in the operation of cupping; Dry′-cup′ping, the application of cups without previous scarification; Lov′ing-cup, a cup (from which all drink) passed round at the close of a feast.—Cry cupboard, to cry for food; In his cups, under the influence of liquor; Many a slip between the cup and the lip, a proverb signifying that something adverse may occur at the last moment. [A.S. cuppe (Fr. coupe, It. coppa, a cup, the head); all from L. cupa, cuppa, a tub.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • cup
    A solid piece of cast-iron let into the step of the capstan, and in which the iron spindle at the heel of the capstan works. Also, colloquially used for come, as, "Cup, let me alone."

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Some are expensive, maybe old, mostly painted by hand; a few people collect such cups, and do not use them.

    A cup is also a unit of liquid measurement in some countries.

    A cup can also be an award.

Part of speech

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  • cup, verb, present, 1st person singular of cup (infinitive).
  • cup, verb (infinitive).
  • cup, noun, singular of cups.

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