cup

n. small container from which liquids (milk, water, etc.) are drunk; unit of measure (equal to 8 fluid ounces)

v. put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass

The acronym CUP could be used to mean:Cambridge University PressCanadian University Press, the press association of Canadian student newspapersThe Committee of Union and Progress: a Turkish political partyCuban peso, the ISO 4217 code for one of Cuba's two currenciesCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaControl Unit PortCentral Utah ProjectCopper units of pressure, as used in internal ballisticsCUP, a LALR Parser Generator tool for JavaChina Union Pay, a payment authorization system common in China, Hong Kong, and MacauCenter for Urban Pedagogy in Brooklyn, New York CityCandidatures d'Unitat Popular, a Catalan nationalist movement active in some Spanish municipalitiesA rarely used abbreviation for the Conservative and Unionist Party of the United KingdomCupar railway station, Scotland; National Rail station code CUP
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Cup can refer to: A drinking container such as a teacup or similar drinkware. Can be in various shapes, but mostly a cylinder. See also:Cup holderPaper cupFuddling cupDemitasseMugCup of joe, American slang for coffee.A type of traditional English punch.A cup-shaped trophy or prize, e.g World Cup, Davis Cup, League CupA tournament where the trophy or prize is cup-shaped, e.g World Cup, Davis Cup, League CupThe part of a brassiere that covers the breast; see brassiere measurements.A protective cup in a jockstrap designed to protect the male genitaliaA unit to pour acid and other hazardous substances intoOne of the four traditional suits of the Italian suited Tarot deck or of Latin suited playing cardsMusician Robynn Iwata of the bands I Am Spoonbender and cubCup-plant, a member of the sunflower family, native to North America, Silphium perfoliatumCupertino Middle School, a public middle school in Sunnyvale, California
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Cup a depression or hollow. glaucomatous cup a form of optic disk depression peculiar to glaucoma. optic cup 1. [more]Cup - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
(hypernym) United States liquid unit
(part-holonym) pint
(part-meronym) gill
2. the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
(synonym) cupful
(hypernym) containerful
3. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
(hypernym) crockery, dishware
(hyponym) beaker
4. a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"
(synonym) loving cup
(hypernym) trophy, prize
(hyponym) Davis Cup
5. any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
6. the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
(hypernym) hole
7. a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
(hypernym) punch
(hyponym) champagne cup
8. cup-shaped plant organ
(hypernym) plant organ
(hyponym) cupule, acorn cup
Verb
1. form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
(hypernym) shape, form
2. put into a cup; "cup the milk"
(hypernym) insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
(derivation) cupful
3. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
(synonym) transfuse
(hypernym) treat, care for
(derivation) cupping
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine

n. cup, championship (Sports)