cup
杯子,杯具,杯状,杯状物
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Definitions
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- : a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- : the bowllike part of a goblet or the like.
- : a cup with its contents.
- : the quantity contained in a cup.
- : a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons; half-pint.
- : an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., especially of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest.
- : any of various beverages, as a mixture of wine and various ingredients: claret cup.
- : the chalice used in the Eucharist.
- : the wine of the Eucharist.
- : something to be partaken of or endured; one's portion, as of joy or suffering.
- : cups, the drinking of intoxicating liquors.
- : any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc.
- : either of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a brassiere or other garment, as a bathing suit.
- : an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection.
- : Golf. the metal receptacle within the hole.the hole itself.
- : Astronomy. the constellation Crater.
- : cupping glass.
- : Metalworking. a cylindrical shell closed at one end, especially one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation.
- : Mathematics. the cuplike symbol ∪, used to indicate the union of two sets.Compare union.
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cupped, cup·ping.
- : to take or place in, or as in, a cup: He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand.
- : to form into a cuplike shape: He cupped his hands.
- : to use a cupping glass on.
- : Metalworking. to form by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die.Compare deep-draw.
Phrases
- cup of tea, one's
- in one's cups
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Inspiration to combine the plastic knob with the touchscreen came from a Keurig cup on a conference room table during a meeting to discuss how to handle volume input, he said.
There are probably other cups or plates you will grow to love as much.
With brain signals alone, these people have been able to shop online, communicate — even use a prosthetic arm to sip from a cup.
There’s no pretense that Travis Scott was deep in the test kitchen carefully dipping fries into different sauce cups, or that Charli D’Amelio stood behind the espresso machine layering in syrups until something clicked.
Living in a home based on that of an insect that might have stung you as a child and which you’d gladly squash with a rolled-up newspaper if given the opportunity might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
Anthony Goldstein probably chose a trip to the Quidditch World Cup over his Birthright trip to Israel.
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Soak the cranberries in ¾ cup cranberry juice for 15 minutes.
His ups and downs professionally outside of the World Cup are a vital a part of his story in the book.
I was bored, but I grabbed a red Solo cup, filled it with beer, and stayed with my group, chatting with the brothers about Jim.
Finally, he says, “Would you like a cup of tea or something?”
And he himself brought her the golden-brown bouillon, in a dainty Sevres cup, with a flaky cracker or two on the saucer.
She thrust a bare, white arm from the curtain which shielded her open door, and received the cup from his hands.
A quite young child will, for example, pretend to do something, as to take an empty cup and carry out the semblance of drinking.
His pacing had brought him to the opposite end of the board, where stood the cup of wine madame had poured for Marius.
She gave him his cup of tea, with the same gesture that had charmed Nigel on the day when he first visited her.