āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻāĻžāĻĒ
a small bowl-shaped container, usually with a handle, that we use for drinking tea, coffee, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He enjoyed a cappuccino in a large coffee cup.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
1.1
āĻĒā§āĻˇā§āĻĒāĻā§āĻˇ, āĻāĻžāĻĒ
cup-shaped plant organ
1.2
āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻž
the quantity a cup will hold
1.3
āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤
any cup-shaped concavity
02
āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻĢāĻŋ
a trophy awarded to the winner of a tournament or league
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She dreamt of the day she would lift the world cup in athletics.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ
ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĨāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
2.1
āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻā§āĻ°āĻĢāĻŋ
a sports competition in which a trophy is awarded to the winner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was the champion of the local cup last year.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻĒ
a standardized volume measurement used in cooking in the United States, equivalent to approximately 8 fluid ounces
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She poured half a cup of milk into her cereal bowl for breakfast.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻļā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻĸā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ§āĻžāĻ¤āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°
the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
05
āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻĒāĻžāĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ
a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
06
āĻāĻžāĻĒ, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻž
a volume of approximately 250 milliliters, often used informally in cooking and baking
Dialect
British
Britishto cup
01
āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to shape one's hands in a rounded or curved manner
Transitive: to cup one's hands
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The child cupped his hands and eagerly waited for the teacher to place a small bird in them.
āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĸāĻžāĻ˛āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to fill or transfer a liquid into a container
Transitive: to cup a liquid
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He cupped the steaming coffee into his favorite mug, enjoying the rich aroma.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ āĻž āĻāĻĢāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ
to create suction on the skin's surface using glass, plastic, or silicone containers to promote healing and relieve pain
Transitive: to cup the surface of skin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She cupped the acupressure points on her client's shoulders to release blocked energy and reduce pain.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ§ā§ āĻāĻā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻļāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
cuplike
cup
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
