cup
A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material and with a handleA concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
» Give me another cup of tea.
Gib mir noch eine Tasse Tee.
Дайте мне еще чашку чая.
Дай мені ще одну чашку чаю.
Meaning
22 sensesA concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
Pour the tea into the cup.
Tasse
ча́шкаčáška, ча́шаčáša, ку́бокkúbok
ча́шкаčáška, ча́шечкаčášečka, ку́бокkúbok
The contents of said vessel.
I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.
A customary unit of measure
(US)A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (¹⁄₁₆ of a US gallon; 236.5882365 mL) or 240 mL.
a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
(Canada)A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.
(UK, dated)A British unit of measure equal to ¹⁄₂ imperial pint (10 imperial ounces; 284 mL) or 300 mL.
(Australia, New Zealand)A metric unit of measure equal to 250 mL.
A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.
Pokal
ку́бокkúbok
any cup-shaped concavity
A contest for which a cup is awarded.
The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.
Meisterschaft, Pokal
ку́бокkúbok
The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
The ball just misses the cup.
cup-shaped plant organ
A container in which dice are held and shaken before being thrown.
(in compounds, usually)Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
cider cup
gin cup
Examples
1682 sentencesGive me another cup of tea.
Дай мені ще одну чашку чаю.
ruДайте мне еще чашку чая.
deGib mir noch eine Tasse Tee.
It's not my cup of tea.
Це трохи не моє.
ruЭто не по моей части.
deDas ist nicht mein Fall.
Give me a cup of coffee.
Дайте мені філіжанку кави.
ruДайте мне чашку кофе.
deGib mir eine Tasse Kaffee!
I'd like a cup of coffee.
Я би хотів чашечку кави.
ruЯ бы хотел чашечку кофе.
deIch hätte gerne eine Tasse Kaffee.
How about a cup of tea?
Як щодо чашки чаю?
ruКак насчёт чашки чаю?
deWas halten Sie von einer Tasse Tee?
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 6
Origin
Inherited from Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) aInherited from Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) and Old English copp (“cup, vessel”).
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Forms
plural: cupsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition:loving cup
- the quantity a cup will hold:cupful
Word family
139 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- cup of coffee
- a cup of
- cup of tea
- another cup of
- another cup
- drink a cup
- have a cup
- three cups of
- how many cups
- many cups of
- over a cup
- cup of hot