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.

Idioms for cup

in one's cups, intoxicated; drunk.

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

Words nearby cup

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British Dictionary definitions for in one's cups

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 in one's cups

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 in one's cups (1 of 2)

in one's cups

Drunk, as in You can't believe anything he says when he's in his cups. [Early 1600s]

Idioms and Phrases with in one's cups (2 of 2)

cup

In addition to the idiom beginning with cup

cup of tea, one's

also see:

in one's cups

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cup

noun

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

Idioms for cup

Origin of cup

OTHER WORDS FROM cup

Words nearby cup

British Dictionary definitions for in one's cups

noun

verb cups, cupping or cupped (tr)

Derived forms of cup

Word Origin for cup

Medical definitions for in one's cups

n.

v.

Idioms and Phrases with in one's cups (1 of 2)

Idioms and Phrases with in one's cups (2 of 2)

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cup

noun

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

Idioms for cup

Origin of cup

OTHER WORDS FROM cup

Words nearby cup

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noun

verb cups, cupping or cupped (tr)

Derived forms of cup

Word Origin for cup

Medical definitions for in one's cups

n.

v.

Idioms and Phrases with in one's cups (1 of 2)

Idioms and Phrases with in one's cups (2 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for in one's cups