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Open English Wordnet Nouns (n) cup 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”
(n) cup , cupful the quantity a cup will hold “he drank a cup of coffee” ,
“he borrowed a cup of sugar”
(n) cup 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”
(n) cup a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
(n) cup cup-shaped plant organ
(n) cup a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
(n) cup 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”
(n) cup , loving cup a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition “the school kept the cups in a special glass case”
Verbs (v) cup form into the shape of a cup “She cupped her hands”
(v) cup put into a cup “cup the milk”
(v) cup , transfuse treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin