cup

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

cups

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

cup

past (v2)

cupped

past participle (v3)

cupped

present participle

cupping

3rd person singular

cups

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

   • Pour the tea into the cup.

2. 2.The contents of said vessel.

   • I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
   • In Starbucks’s case, the firm has in effect turned the process of making an expensive cup of coffee into intellectual property.

3. 3.A customary unit of measure

   • I had a cup of coffee at the cafe.
   • I want a cup of tea.
   • Do you want a cup of coffee?

4. 4.A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

   • The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To hold something in cupped hands.

   • He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.

2. 2.To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

   • Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.

3. 3.To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.

   • We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.

4. 4.To make concave or in the form of a cup.

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