Defenition of the word cup

• Defenition of the word cup

  • A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem
  • A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy.
  • a small open container usually used for drinking; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
  • 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"
  • punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
  • cup-shaped plant organ
  • a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
  • 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"
  • put into a cup
  • form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
  • the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
  • a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"
  • treat by cupping
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
  • treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient''s skin
  • put into a cup; "cup the milk"
  • a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
  • a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition
  • the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
  • the quantity a cup will hold
  • any cup-shaped concavity
  • treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
  • form into the shape of a cup

Synonyms for the word cup

• • beaker
  • chalice
  • cupful
  • goblet
  • loving cup
  • mug
  • prize
  • transfuse
  • trophy

Similar words in the cup

• • cup
  • cup's
  • cupboards
  • cupcake
  • cupcake's
  • cupcakes
  • cupful
  • cupful's
  • cupfuls
  • cupid
  • cupid's
  • cupidity
  • cupidity's
  • cupola
  • cupola's
  • cupolaed
  • cupolaing
  • cupolas
  • cupped
  • cupping

Meronymys for the word cup

• • gill
  • pint

Hyponyms for the word cup

• • acorn cup
  • beaker
  • chalice
  • champagne cup
  • claret cup
  • coffee cup
  • cupule
  • cylix
  • Davis Cup
  • Dixie cup
  • drinking cup
  • goblet
  • grace cup
  • kylix
  • measuring cup
  • moustache cup
  • mustache cup
  • paper cup
  • scyphus
  • teacup

Hypernyms for the word cup

• • care for
  • concave shape
  • concavity
  • container
  • containerful
  • crockery
  • dishware
  • enclose
  • form
  • hole
  • inclose
  • incurvation
  • incurvature
  • insert
  • introduce
  • plant organ
  • prize
  • punch
  • put in
  • shape
  • stick in
  • treat
  • trophy
  • United States liquid unit

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