cup
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/kʌp/
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/kʌp/
noun
A1
A small container with a handle for drinking.
I drink tea from my favorite cup every morning.
A1
The liquid inside a cup.
She finished her cup of coffee quickly.
A2
A prize trophy shaped like a cup.
The winner raised the golden cup high.
A2
A sports competition with a cup prize.
Our team won the national cup last year.
R
A measuring unit in cooking.
Add one cup of sugar to the mix.
R
Something shaped like a cup.
The egg sat perfectly in its little cup.
R
The part of a bra that holds the breast.
She bought a bra with a larger cup size.
R
A mixed wine drink.
He enjoyed a refreshing fruit cup at the party.
R
The hole in golf.
The ball rolled right into the cup for a birdie.
R
Protective gear for sports.
He always wears a protective cup when playing baseball.
verb
R
To shape your hands like a bowl.
She cupped her hands to drink water from the stream.
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To hold something with cupped hands.
He cupped the small bird gently in his hands.
translation
A small container with a handle for drinking.; The liquid inside a cup.; A prize trophy shaped like a cup.; A sports competition with a cup prize.; A measuring unit in cooking.; Something shaped like a cup.; The part of a bra that holds the breast.; A mixed wine drink.; The hole in golf.; Protective gear for sports.
To shape your hands like a bowl.; To hold something with cupped hands.
Word Forms
Plural
cups
Progressive
cupping
Past
cupped
3rd Present
cups
Perfect
cupped