cup tie

noun

sport an eliminating match or round between two teams in a cup competition

Words nearby cup tie

cup of elijah, cup of tea, cup of tea, one's, cup plant, cup shake, cup tie, cup towel, cup-and-saucer vine, cup-holder, cup-tied, cupbearer

Example sentences from the Web for cup tie

  • There was more enthusiasm shown over that match than I consider has been seen during any other Cup-tie that I have ever played in.

    Association Football |John Cameron

  • It was a marvellous sight, but no cheerier crowd of medical students ever left the doors of a hospital for a Cup-tie.

    A Surgeon in Belgium |Henry Sessions Souttar

  • I looked at the dog football match with the interest of a Sheffield puddler at a Cup-tie, and clapped my hands.

    Simon the Jester |William J. Locke

  • "It was like the crowd leaving a football ground on a cup-tie day," was the description of one of our soldiers.

    The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott