Image:Tea Cup.jpg|thumb|right|A cup of tea.
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Etymology
OE. cuppe, from LL. cuppa, probably a form of L. cupa|cūpa "tub", from PIE. *keup- ("a hollow").

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�p/
audio|en-us-cup.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�p

Noun
en-noun

1. A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem (confer goblet, glass.)

#: Pour the wine into the cup.

1. A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml.
2. A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

#: The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.

1. A contest for which a cup is awarded.

#: The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.

1. golf A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

#: The ball just misses the cup.

1. A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.

#: Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.

1. One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.

#: The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.

1. mathematics The symbol <math>\cup</math> denoting union and similar operations (confer cap.)
2. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
3. (ultimate frisbee) A defense|defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
4. A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup.)

Translations

Albanian: filxhan m
Catalan: tassa f
CJKV Characters: �, �
Chinese: �� (b�izi)
Croatian: Å¡alica f
Czech: šalek m, hrnek m (1), pohár m (3,4), koší�ek m (7)
Danish: kop
Esperanto: taso
Ewe: kplu n (1)
French: tasse f (1), coupe f (3,4), bonnet m (7)
German: Tasse f (1), Becher m (1), Cup m (3/4), Pokal m (3/4)
Greek: �λι�ζάνι (flitzáni) n (1, 2), κ�αθο� (kjíathos) m (1), κο��α (kúpa) f (1, 2, 3), κ��ελλο (kjípelo) n (1, 3, 4), �λι�ζανιά (flitzanjá) f (2)
Hebrew: ��ס (kos) f (1); ספ� (sefel) m (1 - for coffee, tea); ���ע (gavia) m (3,4)
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Hungarian: csésze
Icelandic: bolli
Italian: tazza f (1), coppa f (3,4,7), conchiglia f (6), ventosa f (11)
Japanese: ��� (kappu) (1,2,3,4,7)
Latin: calix m (genitive: calicis)
Lithuanian: puodukas m
Persian: FAchar|��جا� (fenjân)
Portuguese: caneca f, caneco m, taça f, copa f
Romanian: cea�c� f, can� f
Russian: �а�ка (�áška) f, �а�а (�áša) f
Serbian: Å¡oljica f (tea cup), Å¡alica f (mug)
Scottish Gaelic: cupa m
Spanish: taza f
Swedish: kopp c (1,5), kaffekopp c approx 1.5&nbsp;dl (abbreviation kkp&nbsp;) or tekopp c approx 2.5&nbsp;dl (abbreviation tkp&nbsp;) (2), pokal c (3), kupa c (7)

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
to cup (cups, cupped, cupping)

1. To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands

#: Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.

1. To hold something in cupped hands

#: He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.

Translations
Swedish: kupa, kupade, kupat, kupande (1) hålla, höll, hållit, hållande (2) (Note:&nbsp; Can mean holding in any manner, not only in cupped hands.)

Related terms
world cup
cupcake
cup size
egg cup
teacup

See also
mug

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Units of measure

Albanian

Adjective
cup

1. odd (not even)

Synonyms
tek

Noun
cup (a variant of sup) g|Albanian

1. shoulder

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