"cups" in the noun sense
1. cup
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"
2. cup, cupful
the quantity a cup will hold
"he drank a cup of coffee"
"he borrowed a cup of sugar"
3. cup
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"
4. cup
a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
5. cup
cup-shaped plant organ
6. cup
a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
7. 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"
8. cup, loving 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"
"cups" in the verb sense
1. cup
form into the shape of a cup
"She cupped her hands"
2. cup
put into a cup
"cup the milk"
3. cup, transfuse
treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
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