Words that rhyme with cup

• backup 0
  n 1: an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage; "a traffic backup on the main street"; "he discovered a backup in the toilet" 2: someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill- ins" [syn: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup man, fill-in] 3: a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts [syn: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support] 4: (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device; "he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased" [syn: backup, computer backup] 5: the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" [syn: backing, backup, championship, patronage]
• buttercup 0
  n 1: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
• cleanup 0
  n 1: a very large profit [syn: killing, cleanup] 2: (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) [syn: cleanup, cleanup position, cleanup spot] 3: the act of making something clean; "he gave his shoes a good cleaning" [syn: cleaning, cleansing, cleanup]
• eggcup 0
  n 1: dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg [syn: eggcup, egg cup]
• eyecup 0
  n 1: a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball; "an eyecup is called an eyebath in Britain" [syn: eyecup, eyebath, eye cup] 2: (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina [syn: optic cup, eyecup]
• getup 0
  n 1: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant" [syn: outfit, getup, rig, turnout]
• grownup 0
  adj 1: (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" [syn: adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown, grownup] n 1: a fully developed person from maturity onward [syn: adult, grownup] [ant: juvenile, juvenile person]
• hiccough 0
  n 1: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: hiccup, hiccough, singultus] v 1: breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: hiccup, hiccough]
• kingcup 0
  n 1: swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups [syn: marsh marigold, kingcup, meadow bright, May blob, cowslip, water dragon, Caltha palustris] 2: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
• letup 0
  n 1: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise" [syn: letup, lull]
• linkup 0
  n 1: a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction" [syn: link, linkup, tie, tie- in]
• lockup 0
  n 1: jail in a local police station 2: the act of locking something up to protect it [syn: locking, lockup]
• makeup 0
  n 1: cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance [syn: makeup, make-up, war paint] 2: an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event; "he missed the test and had to take a makeup"; "the two teams played a makeup one week later" [syn: makeup, make-up] 3: the way in which someone or something is composed [syn: constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up]
• pickup 0
  n 1: a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard [syn: pickup, pickup truck] 2: a warrant to take someone into custody; "put out a pickup on that man" 3: anything with restorative powers; "she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her" [syn: pickup, pick-me-up] 4: a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships 5: the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration; "his car has a lot of pickup" [syn: pickup, getaway] 6: mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge [syn: tone arm, pickup, pickup arm] 7: an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable [syn: cartridge, pickup] 8: the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places; "garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays" 9: the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
• pileup 0
  n 1: multiple collisions of vehicles
• pup 0
  n 1: young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf [syn: pup, whelp] 2: an inexperienced young person [syn: puppy, pup] v 1: birth; "the dog whelped" [syn: whelp, pup]
• roundup 0
  n 1: the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold 2: a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup" 3: the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police; "a mass roundup of suspects"
• scup 0
  n 1: flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States 2: lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States [syn: porgy, scup] 3: porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America [syn: scup, southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus] 4: found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish [syn: scup, northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops]
• speedup 0
  n 1: the act of accelerating; increasing the speed [syn: acceleration, quickening, speedup] [ant: deceleration]
• stickup 0
  n 1: robbery at gunpoint [syn: armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup]
• sunup 0
  n 1: the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" [syn: dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup, cockcrow] [ant: sundown, sunset]
• sup 0
  n 1: a small amount of liquid food; "a sup of ale" [syn: swallow, sup] v 1: take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon
• teacup 0
  n 1: as much as a teacup will hold [syn: teacup, teacupful] 2: a cup from which tea is drunk
• up 0
  adv 1: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" [syn: up, upwards, upward, upwardly] [ant: down, downward, downwardly, downwards] 2: to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" [ant: down] 3: nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels" 4: to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" [ant: down] 5: to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" [syn: up, upwards, upward] adj 1: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" [ant: down] 2: out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" [syn: astir(p), up(p)] 3: getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" [syn: improving, up] 4: extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" [syn: up(a), upward(a)] 5: (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" 6: open; "the windows are up" 7: (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" 8: used up; "time is up" v 1: raise; "up the ante"
• windup 0
  adj 1: operated by a mechanism; "windup toys" n 1: a concluding action [syn: completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up]
• krupp 0
  n 1: German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordnance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887) [syn: Krupp, Alfred Krupp] 2: German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826) [syn: Krupp, Friedrich Krupp]
• blowup 0
  n 1: a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction [syn: explosion, detonation, blowup] 2: an unrestrained expression of emotion [syn: effusion, gush, outburst, blowup, ebullition] 3: a photographic print that has been enlarged [syn: enlargement, blowup, magnification]
• breakup 0
  n 1: the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) [syn: dissolution, breakup] 2: coming apart [syn: separation, breakup, detachment]
• buildup 0
  n 1: the act of building up an accumulation; "I envied his rapid buildup of assets"; "a military buildup in preparation for the invasion" 2: the result of the process of accumulation; "the buildup of leaves blocked the drain pipes" 3: highly favorable publicity and praise; "his letter of recommendation gave her a terrific buildup"
• checkup 0
  n 1: a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person [syn: checkup, medical checkup, medical examination, medical exam, medical, health check]
• closeup 0
  n 1: a photograph taken at close range
• cockup 0
  n 1: something badly botched or muddled [syn: ballup, balls- up, cockup, mess-up]
• goldcup 0
  n 1: any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus [syn: buttercup, butterflower, butter-flower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup]
• hiccup 0
  n 1: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: hiccup, hiccough, singultus] v 1: breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: hiccup, hiccough]
• holdup 0
  n 1: robbery at gunpoint [syn: armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup] 2: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [syn: delay, holdup]
• hookup 0
  n 1: a device providing a connection between a power source and a user; "some campsites have electrical hookups for trailers" 2: a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose [syn: hookup, assemblage]
• lineup 0
  n 1: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" [syn: batting order, card, lineup] 2: a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification
• markup 0
  n 1: the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price 2: detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics)
• pushup 0
  n 1: an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms [syn: pushup, press-up]
• setup 0
  n 1: equipment designed to serve a specific function [syn: apparatus, setup] 2: the way something is organized or arranged; "it takes time to learn the setup around here" 3: an act that incriminates someone on a false charge [syn: frame-up, setup]
• shakeup 0
  n 1: the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup" [syn: reorganization, reorganisation, shake-up, shakeup]
• tossup 0
  n 1: an unpredictable phenomenon; "it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose" [syn: tossup, toss-up, even chance]
• turnup 0
  n 1: the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg [syn: cuff, turnup]
• whitecup 0
  n 1: prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose [syn: whitecup, Nierembergia repens, Nierembergia rivularis]
• cutup 0
• pinup 0
• wakeup 0
• yup 0
• bupp 0
• chupp 0
• cupp 0
• grupp 0
• hupp 0
• knupp 0
• rupp 0
• ruppe 0
• schlup 0
• schrupp 0
• schupp 0
• shupp 0
• strupp 0
• stupp 0
• trupp 0
• upp 0
• kickup 0
• oilcup 0
• stalcup 0
• stallcup 0
• tuneup 0
• walkup 0
• warmup 0
• wisecup 0
• coverup 0
• witkop 0
• wittkopp 0
• biskup 0
• sukup 0
• prokop 0
• soukup 0

See also cup definition and cup synonyms