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'

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

[ Syn: cupful ]

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'

a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

cup-shaped plant organ

a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

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 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: loving cup ]

form into the shape of a cup; She cupped her hands'

put into a cup; cup the milk'

treat by applying evacuated cups to the patients skin

[ Syn: transfuse ]