'CUP' definitions:

Definition of 'cup'

(from WordNet)
noun
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"
noun
The quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: cup, cupful]
noun
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"
noun
A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
noun
Cup-shaped plant organ
noun
A punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
noun
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"
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" [syn: cup, loving cup]
verb
Form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
verb
Put into a cup; "cup the milk"
verb
Treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn: cup, transfuse]

Definition of 'Cup'

From: GCIDE
  • Crater \Cra"ter\ (kr[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. krath`r, fr. keranny`nai to mix; cf. Skr. [,c]r[imac] to mix, [,c]ir to cook, [,c]r[=a] to cook. Cf. Grail, in Holy Grail.]
  • 1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or mine. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the Cup. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cup'

From: GCIDE
  • Cup \Cup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cupped (k[u^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Cupping.]
  • 1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • Cup us, till the world go round. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mech.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cup'

From: GCIDE
  • Cup \Cup\ (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky`ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. Coop, Cupola, Cowl a water vessel, and Cob, Coif, Cop.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The contents of such a vessel; a cupful. [1913 Webster]
  • Give me a cup of sack, boy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. pl. Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry. [1913 Webster]
  • Thence from cups to civil broils. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion. [1913 Webster]
  • O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. --Matt. xxvi. 39. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower. [1913 Webster]
  • The cowslip's golden cup no more I see. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Med.) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping. [1913 Webster]
  • Cup and ball, a familiar toy of children, having a cup on the top of a piece of wood to which, a ball is attached by a cord; the ball, being thrown up, is to be caught in the cup; bilboquet. --Milman.
  • Cup and can, familiar companions.
  • Dry cup, Wet cup (Med.), a cup used for dry or wet cupping. See under Cupping.
  • To be in one's cups, to be drunk. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'cup'

From: Easton
  • Cup a wine-cup (Gen. 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cups mentioned in the New Testament were made after Roman and Greek models, and were sometimes of gold (Rev. 17:4).
  • The art of divining by means of a cup was practiced in Egypt (Gen. 44:2-17), and in the East generally.
  • The "cup of salvation" (Ps. 116:13) is the cup of thanksgiving for the great salvation. The "cup of consolation" (Jer. 16:7) refers to the custom of friends sending viands and wine to console relatives in mourning (Prov. 31:6). In 1 Cor. 10:16, the "cup of blessing" is contrasted with the "cup of devils" (1 Cor. 10:21). The sacramental cup is the "cup of blessing," because of blessing pronounced over it (Matt. 26:27; Luke 22:17). The "portion of the cup" (Ps. 11:6; 16:5) denotes one's condition of life, prosperous or adverse. A "cup" is also a type of sensual allurement (Jer. 51:7; Prov. 23:31; Rev. 17:4). We read also of the "cup of astonishment," the "cup of trembling," and the "cup of God's wrath" (Ps. 75:8; Isa. 51:17; Jer. 25:15; Lam. 4:21; Ezek. 23:32; Rev. 16:19; comp. Matt. 26:39, 42; John 18:11). The cup is also the symbol of death (Matt. 16:28; Mark 9:1; Heb. 2:9).

Synonyms of 'cup'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Acronyms for 'cup'

From: V.E.R.A.
  • Competitive UPgrade (MS)

Words containing 'CUP'