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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" 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" 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" a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl cup-shaped plant organ a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" 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" treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient''s skin put into a cup; "cup the milk" form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands" |
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