noun
A small container, often with a handle, that you drink from.
I drink coffee from a cup.
This cup has a blue handle.
Common phrases & grammar
a cup of coffee · a cup of tea · coffee cup · paper cup
a cup of + drink
drink from + a cup
American English
How to pronounce cupping
noun · verbA1Very common word
KUHpihng
/ˈkʰə.pɪŋ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Related entry: cup
A small container, often with a handle, that you drink from.
Practice out loudMeanings & examples
noun
A standard amount of liquid or food used in a US recipe; one cup is about 240 milliliters.
Add a cup of flour.
The recipe needs two cups of milk.
Common phrases & grammar
a cup of flour · a cup of sugar · measuring cup
a cup of + ingredient
add + a cup of + ingredient
noun
A prize, often shaped like a large cup, given to the winner of a sports competition.
Their team won the cup.
The players lifted the cup together.
Common phrases & grammar
win the cup · the World Cup · the Stanley Cup · cup final
win + the + [competition] + Cup
the + [competition] + Cup
verbless common
To hold your hand or hands in a curved shape, often to carry, catch, or protect something.
She cupped her hands around the candle.
He cupped his hand over his ear.
Common phrases & grammar
cup your hands · cup your ear
cup + your hands + around + something
cup + your hand + over + something
Useful expressions
not something that I like or enjoy
Horror films are not my cup of tea.
an international sports competition, especially the famous soccer competition
Millions of people watch the World Cup.
Related words & forms
The verb doubles the final p before -ed and -ing: cupped, cupping.