cup

n.

1. 1. A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking.
   2. 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).
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. 1. A cuplike object.
    2. 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

1. Intoxicated; drunk.

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

A name for the ∪ symbol denoting union.

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North American and Australian measure for ingredients in cooking; the standard American cup contains 250 mL (8 fl oz).

A punch made as an individual drink, or for several servings, poured from a pitcher into wineglasses or punch cups.

Idioms beginning with cup:
cupboard is bare, the

In addition to the idiom beginning with cup, also see in one's cups.

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volume Traditionally half a pint, often regarded as 250 mL but, if it is to equal sixteen tablespoons of 15 mL, more appropriately 240 mL (see Table 9).

Metric					SI	US-C liq
teaspoon	…	…	…		5 mL	0.169~ oz
3		tablespoon	…		15 mL	0.507~ oz
48		16		cup	240 mL	8.12 ~ oz

1. The deviation of the face of a board from a plane.
2. A metal insert in a countersunk screw hole.

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Although there does not appear to be a continuing association with cups or cup symbolism in different Celtic traditions, cups are mentioned prominently in several Irish and Welsh stories. The cup of Cormac mac Airt would break when a lie was told. The Fianna of Fionn mac Cumhaill had a ‘Cup of Victory’ made of clay that they were frequently obliged to defend. There is a competition of cups of different worth, won by Cúchulainn, in Fled Bricrenn [The Feast of Briccriu]. Pryderi touched a magical cup in Matholwch, the third branch of the Mabinogi. The Welsh name Heilyn means ‘cup-bearer’. The prehistoric stone carvings containing distinctive ‘cup and ring’ symbolism do not appear to have Celtic associations, although they are found in all Celtic countries as well as throughout Europe and even outside Europe. R. W. B. Morris has studied the concentration of cup and ring carvings found at Achnabreck near Lochgilphead, Strathclyde (until 1974, Argyllshire), Scotland; see The Prehistoric Rock Art of Argyll (Poole, 1977). A more general study may be found in Evan Hadingham, Ancient Carvings in Britain: A Mystery (London, 1974).

A commonly used measure of food. As an Imperial unit, one cup is equivalent to half a pint, or 283.495 ml. However, a US cup is equivalent to 8 fl oz (US) or 236.58 ml. See also serving, portion.

A depression or hollow.

• glaucomatous c. — a depression of the optic disk due to persistently increased intraocular pressure, broader and deeper than a physiological cup, and occurring first at the temporal side of the disk.
• optic c. — an evagination of the optic vesicle, an outgrowth from the neural tube, which forms a cup, the forerunner of the eyeball.
• physiological c. — a slight depression sometimes observed in the optic disk.
• tooth c. — central depression on the occlusal surface of the horse's incisor teeth at the time of eruption; as the horse ages and the occlusal surface is eroded, the cup becomes smaller and eventually disappears; the reducing size is used in aging of horses by their teeth.

To convert from cups to:

cubic cms, multiply by 236.588.

Convert:  Into:  cubic cms

Result:

IN BRIEF: A dish used for drinking. Also: to curve one's hands.

Usefulness is not impaired by imperfection. You can still drink from a chipped cup. — Greta K. Nagel.

In psychoanalysis, a cup is a symbol of the female and female sexuality. Alternatively, an empty cup can represent receptiveness.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kop, skål, ledskål, bæger, pokal, alterbæger, hul
v. tr. - danne skål med, holde i sin hule hånd, årelade

idioms:

• Cup Final    pokalfinale
• cup one's hands    holde hånden som tragt
• cup tie    pokalkamp
• in one's cups    i fuldskab
• one's cup of tea    ens livret

abbr. - Cambridge University Press; universitetsbogtrykkeri

Nederlands (Dutch)
beker, kop, cup, kelk, iemands lot, schaal, holte, hole (golf), inhoudsmaat (halve pint) (V.S.), in een kom plaatsen/gieten, tot een kom vormen, laatkoppen zetten, wedstrijdbeker

Français (French)
n. - tasse, coupe, gobelet, (Sport) coupe, bonnet (de soutien-gorge), corolle (fleur), cocktail, (Relig) calice
v. tr. - prendre (qch) dans le creux de ses mains, prendre qch dans ses mains (menton), entourer (qch) de ses mains, mettre ses mains en paravent autour de

idioms:

• Cup Final    Coupe finale
• cup one's hands    entourer (qch) de ses mains, mettre ses mains en paravent autour de
• cup tie    (GB) match de coupe
• in one's cups    dans les vignes du Seigneur, (avoir) un verre dans la nez
• not one's cup of tea    ne pas être sa tasse de thé

abbr. - (abrév = Cambridge University Press) (Édit) Presses de l'université de Cambridge

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kelch, Pokal, Tasse
v. - hohl machen, schröpfen

idioms:

• Cup Final    Pokalendspiel
• cup one's hands    die Hand hohl machen
• cup tie    Pokalspiel
• in one's cups    leicht betrunken
• not one's cup of tea    mein Fall, es liegt mir

abbr. - Verlag der Universität Cambridge

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κύπελλο, φλιτζάνι, κούπα, κοιλότητα, κάλυκας άνθους, κύπελλο (έπαθλο), (θρησκ.) δισκοπότηρο
v. - ρίχνω βεντούζες, χουφτώνω, κάνω χούφτα

idioms:

• Cup Final    (αθλοπ.) τελικός (αγώνας) κυπέλλου
• cup one's hands    κάνω τα χέρια μου χούφτα
• cup tie    (αθλοπ.) αγώνας κυπέλλου
• in one's cups    μεθυσμένος
• one's cup of tea    η προτίμηση κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
calice, tazza, coppa, unire le mani a forma di coppa

idioms:

• Cup Final    finale della Coppa
• cup one's hands    unire le mani a forma di coppa
• cup tie    partita di coppa
• in one's cups    ubriaco
• one's cup of tea    la cosa preferita da qualcuno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - xícara (f), bebedeira (f), buraco (m) (no golfe), ventosa (f)
v. - dar de beber

idioms:

• Cup Final    Final (f) da Copa
• cup one's hands    colocar a mão em forma de copo
• cup tie    jogo eliminatório
• in one's cups    estar embriagado
• one's cup of tea    pessoa (f) ou coisa (f) do agrado ou interesse de alguém

Русский (Russian)
чашка, чаша, кубок

idioms:

• Cup Final    финал розыгрыша кубка
• cup one's hands    сложить ладони в пригоршню
• cup tie    кубковый матч
• in one's cups    поддатый
• one's cup of tea    то, чему оказывается предпочтение

Español (Spanish)
n. - cáliz, taza, copa
v. tr. - poner en taza o copa

idioms:

• Cup Final    final de copa
• cup one's hands    hacer bocina con las manos, ahuecar las manos
• cup tie    partido para ganar la copa
• in one's cups    en curda, borracho
• not one's cup of tea    no de mi agrado, no va conmigo

abbr. - Universidad de Prensa de Cambridge

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kopp, prispokal, ledskål (anat.), kupa (på bh), bål (dryck), koppglas
v. - kupa, ösa, koppa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
求并运算, 格中的结, 单元式无人生产系统通信, 用户程序

杯子, 优胜杯, 茶杯, 使成杯状, 为...拔火罐

idioms:

• Cup Final    奖杯锦标赛决赛, 足球杯决赛
• cup one's hands    把手窝起来
• cup tie    优胜杯决赛
• in one's cups    在喝醉时
• one's cup of tea    喜爱的东西, 合意的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 求並運算, 格中的結, 單元式無人生產系統通信, 用戶程式

n. - 杯子, 優勝杯, 茶杯
v. tr. - 使成杯狀, 為...拔火罐

idioms:

• Cup Final    獎杯錦標賽決賽, 足球杯決賽
• cup one's hands    把手窩起來
• cup tie    優勝杯決賽
• in one's cups    在喝醉時
• one's cup of tea    喜愛的東西, 合意的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 컵, 우승컵, 술
v. tr. - 컵에 받다, 컵 모양으로 하다

idioms:

• in one's cups    술에 취하여

abbr. - Cambridge University Press (캠브리지 대학 출판국)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 茶わん, カップ, カップ一杯, 聖杯, 優勝カップ, 茶わん形の物, がく, 賞杯
v. - 茶わん状にする, 囲む, コップに入れる

idioms:

• Cup Final    決勝戦
• cup one's hands    手ですくうように入れる
• cup tie    優勝杯争奪戦
• in one's cups    酔って
• one's cup of tea    好きなもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كأس, , فنجان, كوب (فعل) ضم كفيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספל, גביע, כוס, גורל, קיצור: דפוס אוניברסיטת קמברידג', יין בתוספת טעם מיוחד, כל אחד משני חלקי החזייה‬
v. tr. - ‮הקיף בכף היד, חפן, הצמיד כוסות-רוח‬
abbr. - ‮(קיצור) קמברידג' יוניברסיטי פרס (הוצאת ספרים)‬

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