[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, paper, plastic, etc., sometimes having a handle and used chiefly as a receptacle from which to drink hot or cold beverages, soup, etc.", "the bowllike part of a goblet or the like.", "a cup with its contents:You look exhausted—go sit down and I'll bring you a cup of tea.", "the quantity contained in a cup:He drank a cup of water before bed.", "a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons; half-pint.", "an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., especially of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest.", "any of various beverages, such as a mixture of wine and other ingredients:claret cup.", "the chalice used in the Eucharist.", "the wine of the Eucharist.", "something to be partaken of or endured; one's portion, as of joy or suffering.", "any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc.", "either of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a bra or other garment, such as a bathing suit.", "an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection.", "Golf.the metal receptacle within the hole.the hole itself.", "the metal receptacle within the hole.", "the hole itself.", "Cup,Astronomy.the constellation Crater.", "cupping glass(def) cupping glass(def).", "Metalworking.a cylindrical shell closed at one end, especially one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation.", "Mathematics.the cuplike symbol ?, used to indicate the union of two sets.Compare union(def10a) union(def10a).", "cups,Archaic.the drinking of intoxicating liquors."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to take or place in, or as in, a cup:He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand.", "to form into a cuplike shape:He cupped his hands.", "to use a cupping glass cupping glasson.", "Metalworking.to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die.Compare deep-draw ."]}]