cup
A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
Noun 4 meanings
A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
“Pour the tea into the cup.”
The contents of said vessel.
“I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.”
A customary unit of measure
A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
“The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.”
Verb 4 meanings
To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
“Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.”
To hold something in cupped hands.
“He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.”
To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
“We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.”
To make concave or in the form of a cup.
“to cup the end of a screw”
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) and Old English copp (“cup, vessel”). Old English cuppe is a borrowing from Late Latin cuppa, itself of obscure origin, but probably from earlier Latin cūpa (“tub, cask”), from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”).
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CUP at a glance
CUP has 3 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (C 3 + U 1 + P 3) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #770 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with cup
All rhymes- HICCUP15
- BUTTERCUP15
- TEACUP10
- SCUP8
- EGGCUP12
- DEATHCUP16
- KINGCUP16
- EYECUP13
- GILCUP11
- GILTCUP12
- OILCUP10
- QUEENCUP21
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