cupping

[ kuhp-ing ]

/ ˈkʌp ɪŋ /

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noun

the process of drawing blood from the body by scarification and the application of a cupping glass, or by the application of a cupping glass without scarification, as for relieving internal congestion.

Origin of cupping

First recorded in 1350–1400, cupping is from the Middle English word cuppinge. See cup, -ing¹

Words nearby cupping

cupola, cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping, cupping glass, cuppy, cupr-, cuprammonium, cupreous

Definition for cupping (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 cupping

For answer Johnny whistled once, cupping his lips with his hands, to reduce the likelihood of arousing anyone on board.

Sign of the Green Arrow |Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
The last bastions of cupping in the United States were the immigrant sections of large cities.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis
Place this end in a heading tool and work a button head on the end with either the cupping tool or a hand hammer.

The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals |Charles Conrad Sleffel
For other illustrations of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century patents for cupping devices, see Haller, op.

Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology |Audrey Davis

Cupping of the discs slowly develops, causing more or less stretching of the nerve fibers over the edge of the cup.

Glaucoma |Various

British Dictionary definitions for cupping (1 of 2)

cupping

/ (ˈkʌpɪŋ) /

noun

med archaic the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin

British Dictionary definitions for cupping (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 cupping (1 of 2)

cupping

[ kŭp′ĭng ]

n.

The formation of a hollow or cup-shaped excavation.

A therapeutic procedure, no longer in use, in which evacuated glass cups are applied to intact or scarified skin in order to draw blood to the surface.

Medical definitions for cupping (2 of 2)

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 cupping

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 cupping (2 of 2)

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

Origin of cup

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verb cups, cupping or cupped (tr)

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cupping

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Definition for cupping (2 of 2)

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

Origin of cup

OTHER WORDS FROM cup

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verb cups, cupping or cupped (tr)

Derived forms of cup

Word Origin for cup

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