Word Finder - cup

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A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

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Pour the tea into the cup.

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The contents of said vessel; a cupful.

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I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.

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A customary unit of measure

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A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.

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The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.

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A contest for which a cup is awarded.

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The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.

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The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.

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A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

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The ball just misses the cup.

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(in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

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cider cup; gin cup; claret cup

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A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)

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Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.

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One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.

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The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.

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The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).

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A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.

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(ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.

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A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).

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Anything shaped like a cup.

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the cup of an acorn

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A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.

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That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.

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To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.

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Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.

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To hold something in cupped hands.

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He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.

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To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.

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We are cupping some new brands of coffee today.

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To supply with cups of wine.

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To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.

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To make concave or in the form of a cup.

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to cup the end of a screw

He took the cup from her hand.

Was the cup left here?

Pete drank the rest of his coffee and handed the cup to Cassie.

She picked up her coffee cup and took another sip, her eyes searching his over the rim.

Davis ate and then nursed a cup of coffee in silence.

She poured him a cup of coffee and he glanced up at her.

Alex set his cup on the desk.

Staring out the bay window at the old house, she abandoned her coffee cup on the window sill.

Davis handed her a scalding cup of coffee, his chocolate gaze scrutinizing - probably searching for some indication of congeniality.

He picked up the coffee cup and leaned back in his chair, eyeing her thoughtfully.

Finally he took the cup of coffee from her hand and nodded.

He came up behind her and took the coffee cup from her hands, sitting it on the table.

He turned, pausing with the cup of coffee half way to his lips.

He lifted the cup to take a sip and his eyes met hers accusatively.

He rinsed his cup and turned from the sink.

He nodded, setting his cup on the counter.

When they reached the house, she invited him in for a cup of coffee.

She slid into the opposite bench and let her gaze drop significantly to the cup in his hand.

She poured him a cup of coffee and sat down at the table.

He fiddled with his coffee cup.

Alex met her at the door, a steaming cup of coffee in one hand.

There he stretched out his long legs and sipped at the cup of coffee.

Pete's eyes were twinkling as he took his plate and a cup of coffee.

She poured a cup of coffee and delivered it to him - along with a cheerful smile.

She poured them each a cup of steaming tea.

Katie came from the kitchen, balancing a full cup of steaming coffee.

We're going out for a cup of coffee.

Cassie sent him a measured look over her coffee cup before she spoke.

He took a mug from the cupboard and poured himself a cup of coffee.

Howie's hand shook as he raised his coffee cup.

She opened them until she found one and placed the bag in the cup.

His gaze shifted to Destiny and he placed the cup on the granite bar.

She went to the kitchen and made him a cup in silence, glancing at him a few times as he propped his head up with both his hands.

His eyes glowed as small marshmallows tumbled into his cup.

She ignored them and placed the cup on the table before him, then set down her own.

The breakfast room had cleared out an hour before, but the patient matriarch kept her coffee cup full and left her alone.

Rhyn, whose large hands all but swallowed the tea cup, had made an attempt to be civilized.

Rhyn set the cup down and sat back, gazing at her hard.

Cynthia shivered, and took a sip from her cup of coffee.

Dean poured himself a cup while the lawman finished his snack.

It's down a cup or so, and you haven't poured any for yourself yet.

Cynthia poured a cup of tea.

By the time he'd brewed them both a cup of Earl Grey tea and rejoined Cynthia at the kitchen table, she had finished yet another paragraph.

Fred had taken care of the early morning chores as Dean poured himself his first cup of coffee, dreading the inquisition he knew would be forthcoming from the old man.

He asked Priscilla, the owner, for a cup and filled it from one of the coffee dispensers.

Priscilla handed the Weller a coffee cup without being asked, a sure sign the sheriff was a regular.

The sheriff filled his cup.

Weller poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down at the kitchen table.

He stared into his coffee cup and shook his head.

Jackson grabbed a cup of coffee and hurried off to shower.