cup

1. n. A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like. Source: opted

2. n. The contents of such a vessel; a cupful. Source: opted

3. n. Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry. Source: opted

4. n. That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion. Source: opted

5. n. Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower. Source: opted

6. n. A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping. Source: opted

7. v. t. To supply with cups of wine. Source: opted

8. v. t. To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping. Source: opted

9. v. t. To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw. Source: opted

10. n. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle Source: wordnet

11. n. the quantity a cup will hold Source: wordnet

12. n. any cup-shaped concavity Source: wordnet

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