cup: meaning and definitions

A small open container, usually with a flat bottom and a handle, used for drinking.

Such a container and its contents.

A unit of capacity or volume equal to 16 tablespoons or 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters). See Table at measurement.

The bowl of a drinking vessel.

The chalice or the wine used in the celebration of the Eucharist.

A decorative cup-shaped vessel awarded as a prize or trophy.

Sports A golf hole or the metal container inside a hole.

Either of the two parts of a brassiere that fit over the breasts.

An athletic supporter having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal.

A sweetened, flavored, usually chilled beverage, especially one made with wine: claret cup.

A dish served in a cup-shaped vessel: fruit cup.

A cuplike object.

Biology A cuplike structure or organ.

A lot or portion to be suffered or enjoyed.

To place in or as in a cup.

To shape like a cup: cup one's hand.

To subject to the therapeutic procedure of cupping.

cup of tea Something that one excels in or enjoys: Opera is not my cup of tea.

cup of tea A matter to be reckoned or dealt with: Recreational sport is relaxing. Professional sport is another cup of tea altogether.

in (one's) cups Intoxicated; drunk.