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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also 2 Albanian 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2 Noun

[ English

Wikipedia

[ Etymology

Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, probably a form of Latin cūpa "tub", from Proto-Indo-European *keup- ("a hollow").

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʌp/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʌp

[ Noun

Singular cup

Plural cups

cup (plural cups)

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.

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

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

4. A contest for which a cup is awarded.

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

5. (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

   The ball just misses the cup.

6. (US) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

   Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.

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

   The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.

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

[ Translations

vessel for drinking

Czech: šálek m., hrnek m.

trophy in the shape of an oversized cup

Czech: pohár m.

contest for which the trophy is awarded

Czech: pohár m.

part of brassiere

Czech: košíček m.

[ Verb

to cup (cups, cupped, cupping)

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

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

2. (transitive) To hold something in cupped hands

   He cupped thee ball carefully in his hands.

[ Translations

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

[ Related terms

• world cup
• cupcake
• cup size
• egg cup
• teacup

[ See also

• mug

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[ Albanian

[ Adjective

cup

1. odd (not even)

[ Synonyms

• tek

[ Noun

cup (a variant of sup)

1. shoulder