cup
/kʌp/
verb
- To form your hands into the shape of a cup, usually to hold or catch something.
- He cupped the tiny bird gently in his palms.
- The child cupped her hands around the candle to protect the flame from the wind.
- She cupped her hands to drink from the stream.
- To hold something with your hands curved around it.
- The nurse cupped the patient's face to check his temperature.
- She cupped her chin in her hands while thinking.
- He cupped the fragile egg in his hands.
noun
- A small open container with a handle, used for drinking liquids like tea, coffee, or water.
- The child carefully held her cup of juice with both hands.
- She poured hot tea into a ceramic cup.
- He grabbed a cup from the kitchen cabinet and filled it with water.
- A unit of measurement used in cooking, equal to 8 fluid ounces (about 237 milliliters).
- The recipe calls for two cups of sugar.
- Add one cup of flour to the mixing bowl.
- She measured out half a cup of milk for the sauce.
- A trophy or prize, often shaped like a large cup, given to the winner of a competition.
- The school keeps the sports cup in a glass display case.
- He won a silver cup for finishing first in the race.
- The team lifted the championship cup in victory.
- A sports competition in which the winner receives a cup.
- They are playing in the World Cup this summer.
- Our local team was eliminated from the cup in the first round.
- She has won three major cups in her tennis career.
- The part of a bra that covers and supports one breast.
- She bought a bra with padded cups for extra support.
- He accidentally knocked over a stack of bra cups at the store.
- The dress size is based on your band and cup measurements.