<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>the bowllike part of a goblet or the like</li><li>a cup with its contents: You look exhausted—go sit down and I'll bring you a cup of tea.</li><li>the quantity contained in a cup: He drank a cup of water before bed.</li><li>a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons; half-pint</li><li>an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., especially of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest</li><li>any of various beverages, such as a mixture of wine and other ingredients: claret cup</li><li>the chalice used in the Eucharist</li><li>the wine of the Eucharist</li><li>something to be partaken of or endured; one's portion, as of joy or suffering</li><li>any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc.</li><li>either of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a bra or other garment, such as a bathing suit</li><li>an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection</li><li>Golf: the metal receptacle within the hole; the hole itself</li><li>Cup, Astronomy: the constellation Crater</li><li>cupping glass (def)</li><li>Metalworking: a cylindrical shell closed at one end, especially one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation</li><li>Mathematics: the cuplike symbol ∪, used to indicate the union of two sets</li><li>cups, Archaic: the drinking of intoxicating liquors</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to take or place in, or as in, a cup: He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand.</li><li>to form into a cuplike shape: He cupped his hands.</li><li>to use a cupping glass on</li><li>Metalworking: to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die</li></ul>