1. (

• cup

) 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" ;

2. (

• cup ,
• cupful

) the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" ;

3. (

• cup

) 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" ;

4. (

• cup ,

) a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces ;

5. (

• cup

) cup-shaped plant organ ;

6. (

• cup

) a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl ;

7. (

• cup ,

) 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" ;

8. (

• cup ,
• loving_cup

) 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" ;

1. (

• cup

) form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands" ;

2. (

• cup ,

) put into a cup; "cup the milk" ;

3. (

• cup ,
• transfuse

) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin ;