Cup - Definition

n 1: a small open container usually used for drinking; usually
has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the
handle of the cup was missing"
2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he
borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: cup, cupful]
3: any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with
honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of
her bra"
4: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
5: cup-shaped plant organ
6: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
7: the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green;
"he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put
the flag back in the cup"
8: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a
trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the
cups is a special glass case" [syn: cup, loving cup]
v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
2: put into a cup; "cup the milk"
3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn:
cup, transfuse]