cupped

[ kuhpt ]

/ kʌpt /

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adjective

hollowed out like a cup; cup-shaped.

Origin of cupped

First recorded in 1790–1800; cup + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM cupped

un·cupped, adjective

Words nearby cupped

cupid's-dart, cupidity, cupola, cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping, cupping glass, cuppy, cupr-

Definition for cupped (2 of 2)

cup

[ kuhp ]

/ kʌp /

noun

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 (237 milliliters) 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.

(initial capital letter) 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(def 10a).

verb (used with object), 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 (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die. Compare deep-draw.

Origin of cup

before 1000; Middle English, Old English cuppe < Latin cuppa, variant of cūpa tub, cask

OTHER WORDS FROM cup

cup·like, adjective un·der·cup, noun

Example sentences from the Web for cupped

I cupped my searing left cheek in my hand as I sobbed, muffling my mouth with the other so not to wake my daughter.

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Situated at 5,400 feet, it's encircled by jagged peaks that make you feel you're cupped inside a caldera.

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WE BOTH KNOW I CUPPED HIS BALLS, so we exchanged a, 'I know you know I just felt your balls look.'

Penis Beakers and Constipated Dolls: What Mothers REALLY Want To Know |Tom Sykes |October 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
They cupped each other's hands and shifted their body weight ever-so-slightly.

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"Look at all the paparazzi going wild," he said, and cupped his hand to his mouth.

Knowing Bill Cunningham |Philip Gefter |March 22, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Another example of this kind, which occurs more frequently in practice, is a cupped ring such as shown in Figure 129.

Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught |Joshua Rose
He sent me many messages of condolence, and the rather unpleasant advice to be cupped and scarified.

A Confederate Girl's Diary |Sarah Margan Dawson
Filling his cupped hands with water, he sent up shower after shower of mimic rain between them and the miserable, cowering beast.

Strange Stories of the Great River |Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
The birds sang and chirped in the lichened maples that cupped the little church in, and peace was over all the Putney valley.

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 |Lucy Maud Montgomery
She cupped her chin in her hand, and watched the play of knife and fork, her thoughts elsewhere.

Rest Harrow |Maurice Hewlett

British Dictionary definitions for cupped (1 of 2)

cupped

/ (kʌpt) /

adjective

hollowed like a cup; concave

British Dictionary definitions for cupped (2 of 2)

cup

/ (kʌp) /

noun

a small open container, usually having one handle, used for drinking from

the contents of such a container that cup was too sweet

Also called: teacup, cupful a unit of capacity used in cooking equal to approximately half a pint, 8 fluid ounces, or about one quarter of a litre

something resembling a cup in shape or function, such as the flower base of some plants of the rose family or a cuplike bodily organ

either of two cup-shaped parts of a brassiere, designed to support the breasts

a cup-shaped trophy awarded as a prize

British

a sporting contest in which a cup is awarded to the winner
(as modifier)a cup competition

a mixed drink with one ingredient as a base, usually served from a bowl claret cup

golf the hole or metal container in the hole on a green

the chalice or the consecrated wine used in the Eucharist

one's lot in life

in one's cups drunk

one's cup of tea informal one's chosen or preferred thing, task, company, etc she's not my cup of tea

verb cups, cupping or cupped (tr)

to form (something, such as the hands) into the shape of a cup

to put into or as if into a cup

archaic to draw blood to the surface of the body of (a person) by using a cupping glass

Derived forms of cup

cuplike, adjective

Word Origin for cup

Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa cup, alteration of Latin cūpa cask

Medical definitions for cupped

cup

[ kŭp ]

n.

A cup-shaped structure or organ.

cupping glass

A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces.

v.

To subject a person or body part to the therapeutic procedure of cupping.

Idioms and Phrases with cupped

cup

In addition to the idiom beginning with cup

cup of tea, one's

also see:

in one's cups

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Definition for cupped (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), cupped, cup·ping.

Origin of cup

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adjective

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noun

verb cups, cupping or cupped (tr)

Derived forms of cup

Word Origin for cup

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v.

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cupped

adjective

Origin of cupped

OTHER WORDS FROM cupped

Words nearby cupped

Definition for cupped (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), cupped, cup·ping.

Origin of cup

OTHER WORDS FROM cup

Words related to cupped

Example sentences from the Web for cupped

British Dictionary definitions for cupped (1 of 2)

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for cupped (2 of 2)

noun

verb cups, cupping or cupped (tr)

Derived forms of cup

Word Origin for cup

Medical definitions for cupped

n.

v.

Idioms and Phrases with cupped