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English noun: cup | |||
| 1. | cup (artifact) a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle | ||
| Samples | He put the cup back in the saucer. The handle of the cup was missing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | container, crockery, dishware | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beaker, chalice, coffee cup, cylix, Dixie cup, goblet, grace cup, kylix, moustache cup, mustache cup, paper cup, scyphus, teacup | ||
| 2. | cup (quantity) the quantity a cup will hold | ||
| Samples | He drank a cup of coffee. He borrowed a cup of sugar. | ||
| Synonyms | cupful | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | containerful | ||
| 3. | cup (shape) any cup-shaped concavity | ||
| Samples | Bees filled the waxen cups with honey. He wore a jock strap with a metal cup. The cup of her bra. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | ||
| 4. | cup (quantity) a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | United States liquid unit | ||
| Part holonym | gill | ||
| Part meronym | pint | ||
| 5. | cup (plant) cup-shaped plant organ | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant organ | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | acorn cup, cupule | ||
| 6. | cup (food) a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | punch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | champagne cup, claret cup | ||
| 7. | cup (artifact) the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green | ||
| Samples | He swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away. Put the flag back in the cup. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hole | ||
| 8. | cup (artifact) a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition | ||
| Samples | The school kept the cups is a special glass case. | ||
| Synonyms | loving cup | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | prize, trophy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Davis Cup | ||
English verb: cup | |||
| 1. | cup (change) form into the shape of a cup | ||
| Samples | She cupped her hands. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 2. | cup (change) put into a cup | ||
| Samples | Cup the milk. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enclose, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, stick in | ||
| 3. | cup (body) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin | ||
| Synonyms | transfuse | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | care for, treat | ||
| Domain category | medicine, practice of medicine | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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