1.a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
2.the quantity a cup will hold;
he drank a cup of coffee
3.a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle;
he put the cup back in the saucer
4.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
5.any cup-shaped concavity;
bees filled the waxen cups with honey
6.the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green;
he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away
7.a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
8.cup-shaped plant organ
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