cup
/ˈkʌp/ noun A1- A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle. · Pour the tea into the cup.
- The contents of said vessel. · I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
- A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
- A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
- A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup. · The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.
- A contest for which a cup is awarded. · The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.
- The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
- A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole. · The ball just misses the cup.
Plural cups
From the library
“Burglary!” cried the Colonel, with his coffee-cup in mid-air.
“I want a clean cup,” interrupted the Hatter: “let’s all move one place on.”
One day last week—on Thursday night, to be more exact—I found that I could not sleep, having foolishly taken a cup of strong café noir after my dinner.
The March Hare took the watch and looked at it gloomily: then he dipped it into his cup of tea, and looked at it again: but he could think of nothing better to say than his first remark, “It was the _best_ butter, you know.”
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