cup (kŭp) n.
A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking.
Such a container and its contents.
A cuplike object.
Biology A cuplike structure or organ.
Abbr. c. A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters). See Table at measurement .
The bowl of a drinking vessel.
The chalice or the wine used in the celebration of the Eucharist.
A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy.
Sports A golf hole or the metal container inside a hole.
Either of the two parts of a brassiere that fit over the breasts.
An athletic supporter having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal.
A sweetened, flavored, usually chilled beverage, especially one made with wine: claret cup.
A dish served in a cup-shaped vessel: fruit cup.
A cuplike object.
Biology A cuplike structure or organ.
A lot or portion to be suffered or enjoyed.
tr.v.
cupped , cup·ping , cups To place in or as in a cup.
To shape like a cup: cup one's hand.
To subject to the therapeutic procedure of cupping.
[Middle English cuppe , from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa , drinking vessel , perhaps variant of Latin cūpa , tub, cask .]