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DictionarycupDrinking container
noun / verb

cup

KUP/kʌp/

A small rounded open vessel.

The blue ceramic cup has a handle and holds tea.

Small blue ceramic drinking cup with handle containing tea, simple still life.
Etymology
cupLatintub, cask

The ancestor cupa named a tub or cask rather than a small drinking vessel. The word's history preserves the idea of a container while narrowing it to the smaller vessel used for drinking.

In context

Ultimate Survival Tips2:35
it can also be used as a filtration straw allowing you to drink directly from your water source cup or bottle
DIY - Survival / Bug Out Water & Filter Kit - EDC - Emergency - Sawyer / Klean Kanteen / GSI

More examples

  • Add one cup of milk to the batter.
  • He cups his hands to catch the water.
  • The winning team lifts the silver cup.

Forms

cup · cups · cupped · cupping

cupful noun — The amount held by one cup.

Similar words

mug
Usually a larger, sturdy drinking cup with a handle.
glass
A drinking vessel made of glass, usually without a handle.
bowl
Usually wider and used for food rather than drinking.