Definition of Cup

Noun

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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"
  • the quantity a cup will hold
    "he drank a cup of coffee"
    "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
  • 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"

Verb

  • treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
  • put into a cup
    "cup the milk"
  • form into the shape of a cup
    "She cupped her hands"
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Word games points for the Cup

  • Scrabble® score of the cup (7)
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Unscramble cup

2 unscramble word found using the letters cup.

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