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Meaning of cup

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  cup
      n 1: 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"
      2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he
         borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: {cup}, {cupful}]
      3: 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"
      4: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
      5: cup-shaped plant organ
      6: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
      7: 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"
      8: a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a
         trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the
         cups is a special glass case" [syn: {cup}, {loving cup}]
      v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
      2: put into a cup; "cup the milk"
      3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn:
         {cup}, {transfuse}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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