cup
- n 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 - n the quantity a cup will hold
he drank a cup of coffee
he borrowed a cup of sugar - n 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 - n a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- n cup-shaped plant organ
- n a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- n 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 - n 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 - v form into the shape of a cup
She cupped her hands - v put into a cup
cup the milk - v treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin