[kuhp] 
noun, verb, cupped, cup⋅ping.| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | the bowllike part of a goblet or the like. |
| 3. | a cup with its contents. |
| 4. | the quantity contained in a cup. |
| 5. | a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons; half-pint. |
| 6. | an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., esp. of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest. |
| 7. | any of various beverages, as a mixture of wine and various ingredients: claret cup. |
| 8. | the chalice used in the Eucharist. |
| 9. | the wine of the Eucharist. |
| 10. | something to be partaken of or endured; one's portion, as of joy or suffering. |
| 11. | cups, the drinking of intoxicating liquors. |
| 12. | any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc. |
| 13. | either of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a brassiere or other garment, as a bathing suit. |
| 14. | an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection. |
| 15. | Golf.
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| 16. | (initial capital letter ) Astronomy. the constellation Crater. |
| 17. | cupping glass. |
| 18. | Metalworking. a cylindrical shell closed at one end, esp. one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation. |
| 19. | Mathematics. the cuplike symbol ∪, used to indicate the union of two sets. Compare union (def. 10a). |
| 20. | to take or place in, or as in, a cup: He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand. |
| 21. | to form into a cuplike shape: He cupped his hands. |
| 22. | to use a cupping glass on. |
| 23. | Metalworking. to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die. Compare deep-draw. |
| 24. | in one's cups, intoxicated; drunk. |
| cup (kŭp) n.
[Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, perhaps variant of Latin cūpa, tub, cask.] |
CUP
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Cuban Peso.
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Also spelled: CUP
cup (kŭp)
n.
A cup-shaped structure or organ.
See cupping glass.
A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces.
Cup
a wine-cup (Gen. 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cups mentioned in the New Testament were made after Roman and Greek models, and were sometimes of gold (Rev. 17:4). The art of divining by means of a cup was practiced in Egypt (Gen. 44:2-17), and in the East generally. The "cup of salvation" (Ps. 116:13) is the cup of thanksgiving for the great salvation. The "cup of consolation" (Jer. 16:7) refers to the custom of friends sending viands and wine to console relatives in mourning (Prov. 31:6). In 1 Cor. 10:16, the "cup of blessing" is contrasted with the "cup of devils" (1 Cor. 10:21). The sacramental cup is the "cup of blessing," because of blessing pronounced over it (Matt. 26:27; Luke 22:17). The "portion of the cup" (Ps. 11:6; 16:5) denotes one's condition of life, prosperous or adverse. A "cup" is also a type of sensual allurement (Jer. 51:7; Prov. 23:31; Rev. 17:4). We read also of the "cup of astonishment," the "cup of trembling," and the "cup of God's wrath" (Ps. 75:8; Isa. 51:17; Jer. 25:15; Lam. 4:21; Ezek. 23:32; Rev. 16:19; comp. Matt. 26:39, 42; John 18:11). The cup is also the symbol of death (Matt. 16:28; Mark 9:1; Heb. 2:9).
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