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cup  (kp)

n.

1.

a. A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking.

b. Such a container and its contents.

2. Abbr. c. A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters). See Table at measurement.

3. The bowl of a drinking vessel.

4. The chalice or the wine used in the celebration of the Eucharist.

5. A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy.

6. Sports A golf hole or the metal container inside a hole.

7. Either of the two parts of a brassiere that fit over the breasts.

8. An athletic supporter having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal.

9. A sweetened, flavored, usually chilled beverage, especially one made with wine: claret cup.

10. A dish served in a cup-shaped vessel: fruit cup.

11.

a. A cuplike object.

b. Biology A cuplike structure or organ.

12. A lot or portion to be suffered or enjoyed.

tr.v. cupped, cup·ping, cups

1. To place in or as in a cup.

2. To shape like a cup: cup one's hand.

3. To subject to the therapeutic procedure of cupping.

Idioms:

cup of tea

1. Something that one excels in or enjoys: Opera is not my cup of tea.

2. A matter to be reckoned or dealt with: Recreational sport is relaxing. Professional sport is another cup of tea altogether.

in (one's) cups

Intoxicated; drunk.

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[Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa, drinking vessel, perhaps variant of Latin cpa, tub, cask.]

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cup [kʌp]

n

1. a small open container, usually having one handle, used for drinking from

2. the contents of such a container that cup was too sweet

3. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) Also called teacup cupful a unit of capacity used in cooking equal to approximately half a pint, 8 fluid ounces, or about one quarter of a litre

4. something resembling a cup in shape or function, such as the flower base of some plants of the rose family or a cuplike bodily organ

5. (Clothing & Fashion) either of two cup-shaped parts of a brassiere, designed to support the breasts

6. a cup-shaped trophy awarded as a prize

7. (General Sporting Terms) Brit

a.  a sporting contest in which a cup is awarded to the winner

b.  (as modifier) a cup competition

8. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a mixed drink with one ingredient as a base, usually served from a bowl claret cup

9. (Individual Sports & Recreations) Golf the hole or metal container in the hole on a green

10. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the chalice or the consecrated wine used in the Eucharist

11. one's lot in life

in one's cups drunk

one's cup of tea Informal one's chosen or preferred thing, task, company, etc. she's not my cup of tea

vb cups, cupping, cupped (tr)

1. to form (something, such as the hands) into the shape of a cup

2. to put into or as if into a cup

3. (Medicine) Archaic to draw blood to the surface of the body of (a person) by using a cupping glass

[Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa cup, alteration of Latin cūpa cask]

cuplike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	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" beaker - a cup (usually without a handle) chalice, goblet - a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup coffee cup - a cup from which coffee is drunk container - any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) crockery, dishware - tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively Dixie cup, paper cup - a disposable cup made of paper; for holding drinks grace cup - cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal cylix, kylix - a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece moustache cup, mustache cup - a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink scyphus - an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base teacup - a cup from which tea is drunk
	2.	cup - the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" cupful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	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" concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	4.	cup - a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System gill - a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces pint - a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart
	5.	cup - cup-shaped plant organ acorn cup, cupule - cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
	6.	cup - a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl punch - an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl champagne cup - a punch containing a sparkling wine claret cup - a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit
	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" hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something
	8.	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" loving cup Davis Cup - cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition trophy, prize - something given as a token of victory
Verb	1.	cup - form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands" shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
	2.	cup - put into a cup; "cup the milk" put in, stick in, inclose, insert, introduce, enclose - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
	3.	cup - treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin transfuse practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" care for, treat - provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"

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cup

noun

1. mug, goblet, chalice, teacup, beaker, demitasse, bowl a set of matching cups and saucers

2. trophy First prize is a silver cup and a scroll.

Cups and other drinking vessels

canteen, champagne flute, chalice, copita, cup, demitasse, glass, goblet, mug, porrón, quaich, schooner, tankard, tassie, tumbler, water bottle

Translations

cup [kʌp]

A. N (for tea, etc) → taza f; (= amount) (also cupful) → taza f (Sport etc) (= prize) → copa f (Rel) (= chalice) → cáliz m; [of brassiere] → copa f
a cup of tea → una taza de té, un té
coffee cup → tacita f, pocillo m (LAm)
how's your cup? → ¿quieres más té/café ?
his cup of sorrow was full → le agobiaba el dolor
to be in one's cups → estar borracho
to be sb's cup of tea it's not everyone's cup of tea → no es del gusto de todos
he's not my cup of tea → no es de mi agrado, no es santo de mi devoción
football isn't my cup of tea → a mí el fútbol no me va
see also paper C

B. VT to cup one's hands (for shouting) → formar bocina con las manos; (for drinking) → ahuecar las manos
to cup one's hands round sth → rodear algo con las manos

C. CPD cup final N (Ftbl) → final m de copa
cup tie N (Ftbl) → partido m de copa

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cup [ˈkʌp]

n

(for drinking) → tasse f
a china cup → une tasse en porcelaine
a cup of tea → une tasse de thé, un thé
a cup of coffee → un café
not sb's cup of tea
That's not my cup of tea → C'est pas mon genre.
He's not my cup of tea → Il n'est pas mon genre.
She's not my cup of tea → Elle n'est pas mon genre.

(= prize) → coupe f

(SPORT) (= event) → coupe f

[bra] → bonnet m

(US) (in recipes) (= quantity) → tasse f

to be in one's cups (old-fashioned) (= drunk) → avoir un verre dans le nez

vt
to cup one's hands → faire une coupe avec ses deux mains
to cup sth in one's hands → prendre qch dans le creux de ses mains
in her cupped hands → dans le creux de ses mains

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cup

n

→ Tasse f; (= goblet) → Pokal m, → Kelch m; (= mug) → Becher m; (Eccl) → Kelch m; in his cups (dated inf) → angezecht

(= cupful) → Tasse f; (Cook, standard measure) → 8 fl oz = 0,22 l; a cup of tea/water → eine Tasse Tee/Wasser; that’s just/that’s not my cup of tea (fig inf) → das ist genau/ist nicht mein Fall; she’s not everyone’s cup of tea → ihre Art gefällt nicht jedem

(= prize, football cup etc) → Pokal m; they’re out of the Cup → sie sind aus dem Pokal(wettbewerb) ausgeschieden

(= drink) → Mix m, → Becher m

(Bot: of flower) → Kelch m; (of bra) → Körbchen nt; (Golf) → Metallbüchse f (im Loch); (Med: = cupping glass) → Schröpfkopf m

(fig liter: = portion) → Kelch m; to drain the cup of sorrow (to the dregs) → den Kelch des Leidens (bis zur Neige) leeren (liter); my cup is overflowing or (liter) runneth over (Bibl) → ich bin über alle Maßen glücklich, mein Glück ist vollkommen

vt

hands → hohl machen; cupped hand → hohle Hand; he cupped his hands and blew into them → er blies sich (dat) → in die Hände; to cup something in one’s hands → etw in der hohlen Hand halten; he cupped his chin in his hand → er stützte das Kinn in die Hand; to cup one’s or a hand to one’s ear → die Hand ans Ohr halten; to cup one’s hands around something → etw mit der hohlen Hand umfassen

(Med) → schröpfen

(Golf) → einlochen mit

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cup:

cup-and-ball

n → Fangbecherspiel nt

cupbearer

n → Mundschenk m

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cup:

cupcake

n kleiner, runder Kuchen

Cup Final

n → Pokalendspiel nt; (international also) → Cupfinale nt

Cup Finalist

n → Teilnehmer(in) m(f) → am Pokalendspiel

cupful

n pl <cupsful, cupfuls> → Tasse f → (voll)

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cup:

cup size

n (of bra) → Körbchengröße f

cup tie

n → Pokalspiel nt

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cup [kʌp]

1. n (for tea) → tazza; (as prize, of brassière) → coppa
a cup of tea → una tazza di tè
tea cup → tazza da tè
it's not everyone's cup of tea (fam) → non è una cosa che piace a tutti
that's just not my cup of tea (fam) → non è proprio il mio genere

2. vt (hands) → riunire (a coppa)
to cup one's hands round sth → prendere qc fra le mani

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cup

n cup [kap]

1 a usually round hollow container to hold liquid for drinking, often with a handle a teacup; a cup of tea. koppie, beker كوب، فنجان، قَدَح، كأس чашка šálek kop die Tasse φλιτζάνι taza tass فنجان kuppi tasse סֶפֶל प्याले के रूप देना šalica csésze cangkir bolli tazza カップ 컵 puodelis tase cawan kop kopp, beger filiżanka chávena ceaşcă чашка šálka skodelica šolja kopp ถ้วย fincan 杯子 чашка پیالی، پیال‍ہ tách 杯子

2 an ornamental vessel, usually of silver or other metal, given as a prize in sports events etc They won the Football League Cup. beker كأس (في مباراه) купа pohár pokal der Pokal κύπελλο copa karikas جام قهرمانی pokaali coupe גָבִיע जयपात्र, कप pokal kupa piala verðlaunabikar coppa 優勝杯 우승컵 taurė kauss piala beker pokal, cup puchar taça cupă кубок pohár pokal kup []pokal, buckla ถ้วยรางวัล kupa 獎杯 кубок کپ، انعامی کپ cúp 奖杯

v – past tense, past participle cupped –

1 to form (one's hands) into the shape of a cup He cupped his hands round his mouth and called. keëlvorm hou يضُمُّ كَفّيْـه على شَكل الكأس събирам си ръцете като чаша nastavit dlaně do tvaru šálku danne skål med hænderne hohl machen κάνω τα χέρια μου χούφτα ahuecar las manos, hacer bocina con las manos käsi torusse panema به شکل فنجان درآوردن panna kädet torvelle mettre ses mains autour (de) לְהַחֲזִיק אֶת כָּף הַיָד כְּמוֹ סֶפֶל प्याले के आकार का बनाना zaokružiti tölcsért formál membentuk corong líkja eftir bolla (með opnum lófum) (unire a forma di coppa) 手の平を丸める (손 등을) 컵 모양으로 하다 sudėti salikt plaukstas kausveidā menadah tot een kom vormen forme (hendene) som en kopp złożyć juntar a-şi face palmele/mâinile căuş складывать пригоршней priložiť zaokrožiti roke sklopiti kupa ทำเป็นรูปถ้วย çukurlaştırmak 使成杯狀 надавати форму чашки پیال‍ہ سا بنانا khum thành hình chén 使成杯状

2 to hold (something) in one's cupped hands He cupped the egg in his hands. vashou يحْمِل في كف مَضْـمومَة كالكأس държа като в чаша držet v dlaních holde nænsomt in den hohlen Händen halten κρατώ envolver con las manos pihus hoidma کف یک دست نگه داشتن pitää kämmenellään entourer de ses mains לַחפוֹן अपने प्यालेनुमा हाथों में किसी चीज को लेना zaokružiti, obgrliti markába vesz menggenggam halda á e-u í lófahvilft/-skál (tenere con entrambe le mani) 手平を丸めて受ける 손을 컵 모양으로 하여 (~을) 받치다 laikyti delnuose turēt kausveidīgi saliktās plaukstās mengaut in de holte van de hand houden ta om med hendene trzymać w złożonych dłoniach segurar a ţine în căuşul palmelor держать в пригоршне držať v dlani držati v rokah držati u rukama hålla med kupad hand (kupade händer) ถือไว้ในอุ้งมือ avucunda tutmak …捧 тримати в пригоршні پک‍ڑنا khum tay 把...捧在杯状的手中

n cupful

three cupfuls of water. koppievol مِلء فِنْجان една чаша plný šálek kopfuld; kop eine Tasse voll φλιτζάνι taza tassitäis یک فنجان پر kupillinen tasse כּוֹס מְלֵאָה प्याला भर puna šalica csészényi secangkir penuh bollafylli tazza 茶わん１杯分 한 잔 puodelis pilna tase cawan penuh kop kopp (2,5 dl) filiżanka copada ceaşcă полная чашка šálka skodelica puna merica kopp ปริมาณหนึ่งถ้วย fincan dolusu 一杯 повна чашка پیال‍ہ بهر chén đầy 一满杯

n cupboard [ˈkabəd]

(Americanˈcloset) a cabinet of any size up to that of a small room for storing anything Put the food in the cupboard; a broom cupboard. kas, koskas, kombuiskas خِزانَه долап skříň, kredenc skab; skabsrum der Schrank ντουλάπι armario kapp, panipaik قفسه؛ گنجه kaappi, komero placard אָרוֹן अलमारी ormarić (fali)szekrény lemari skápur; kompa credenza 食器だな 찬장 spinta, spintelė (trauku) skapis; bufete almari kast skap(rom), kott szafa armário bufet (стенной) шкаф skriňa omara kredenac skåp ตู้ dolap, büfe 櫥櫃 буфет, сервант المارى tủ ly 碗碟橱

cup final

the final match in a football competition in which the prize is a cup. eindstryd مبارة نِهائيّة لِنيْل الكأس финално състезание за купа finále o pohár pokalfinale das Pokalendspiel τελικός κυπέλλου final de copa karikafinaal بازی فینال cup-finaali finale de la coupe מִשחָק גְמַר גָבִיע फुटबाल खेल में अंतिम मैच finale kupa kupadöntő pertandingan final bikarúrslit, úrslitaleikur í bikarkeppni finale di coppa 決勝戦 결승전 taurės finalinės rungtynės kausa izcīņas finālmačs perlawanan akhir bekerfinale cupfinale finał mistrzostw, finał rozgrywek pucharowych final da taça finală a cupei финал кубка finále pohára finalna pokalna tekma finale cupfinal ฟุตบอลนัดชิงถ้วย kupa finali ...(足球)決賽 фінальна гра на кубок مقابل‍ہ کا فائنل ميچ جس كا انعام كپ هو trận chung kết ...奖杯的决赛

n cup-tie

one of a series of games in a football competition in which the prize is a cup. bekerstryd لُعبَة الكأس мач за купа pohárový zápas pokalmatch das Pokalspiel αγώνας κυπέλλου partido de copa karikavõistlus بازی های جام قهرمانی فوتبال cup-ottelu match de coupe מִשחָק גָבִיע दो टीमों के बीच मैच जिसमें पुरस्कार के तौर पर कप रखा गया हो utakmica kupa kupamérkőzés perebutan piala bikarleikur, leikur í bikarkeppni partita di fase eliminatoria 優勝杯争奪戦 우승배 쟁탈전 taurės rungtynės kausa izcīņa pertandingan bekerwedstrijd pokalfinale/-kamp; cupkamp mecz eliminacyjny jogo da taça meci de/pentru cupă матч на кубок pohárový zápas pokalna tekma utakmica za kup cupmatch การแข่งขันฟุตบอลหลายนัดเพื่อชิงถ้วยรางวัล kupa maçı 優勝杯賽事 змагання на кубок مقابل‍ہ ک‍ے ان ميچوں می‍ں س‍ے ایک جس كا انعام كپ هو vòng đấu loại 优胜杯决赛

one's cup of tea

the sort of thing one likes or prefers Classical music is not my cup of tea. waarvan iemand hou شيء مُفَضَّل не ми е по вкуса gusto ens kop te; ens favorit nach jemands Geschmack του γούστου μου preferencia, santo de la devoción de uno (kellelegi) mokkamööda محبوب؛ دلخواه jonkun makuun au goût de qqn לֹא לְטַעֲמִי बस की चीज nešto što netko voli vkinek az esete pilihan fyrir smekk e-s piatto preferito 好きなもの 취미, 기호에 맏는 것 pomėgis kāda gaumē minat iets voor mij det en helst vil/liker, favoritt specjalność sopa do (seu) prato genul cuiva увлечение gusto po mojem okusu po volji ngns avdelning (stil, typ, melodi) ของที่ชอบ insanın sevdiği/hoşlandığı bir şey 喜歡或偏好的東西 моє; те, що мені подобається پسندیدہ چيز sự ưa thích 使某人感兴趣的动西

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cup → فنجان šálek kop Tasse φλιτζάνι taza kuppi tasse šalica tazza カップ 컵 kopje kopp filiżanka chávena, xícara чашка kopp ถ้วย tas chén 杯