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cup
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Meanings
noun
  • a small bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
  • an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest.
  • a cup-shaped thing.
  • a mixed drink made from fruit juices and typically containing wine or cider.
    E.g. the bars offered large glasses of white wine cup
verb
  • form (one's hand or hands) into the curved shape of a cup.
    E.g. ‘Hey!’ Dad shouted, with his hands cupped around his mouth
  • bleed (someone) by using a glass in which a partial vacuum is formed by heating.
    E.g. Dr Ross ordered me to be cupped
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abbreviation
  • Cambridge University Press.
  • Cuban peso(s).

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