cup
n 1: a small open container usually used for drinking; "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: {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: 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 to the
winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a
special glass case" [syn: {loving cup}]
v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
2: put into a cup
3: treat by cupping [syn: {transfuse}]