Meaning

22 senses
  1. A 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

  2. The contents of said vessel.

    I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.

  3. 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

  4. (Canada)A Canadian unit of measure equal to 8 imperial ounces (¹⁄₂₀ imperial gallon; 227.3 mL) or 250 mL.

  5. (UK, dated)A British unit of measure equal to ¹⁄₂ imperial pint (10 imperial ounces; 284 mL) or 300 mL.

  6. (Australia, New Zealand)A metric unit of measure equal to 250 mL.

  7. 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

  8. A contest for which a cup is awarded.

    The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.

    Meisterschaft, Pokal

    ку́бокkúbok

  9. The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.

  10. A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.

    The ball just misses the cup.

    cup-shaped plant organ

  11. A container in which dice are held and shaken before being thrown.

  12. (in compounds, usually)Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.

    cider cup

    gin cup

Examples

1682 sentences
  1. Give me another cup of tea.

    Дай мені ще одну чашку чаю.

    ruДайте мне еще чашку чая.

    deGib mir noch eine Tasse Tee.

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  2. It's not my cup of tea.

    Це трохи не моє.

    ruЭто не по моей части.

    deDas ist nicht mein Fall.

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  3. Give me a cup of coffee.

    Дайте мені філіжанку кави.

    ruДайте мне чашку кофе.

    deGib mir eine Tasse Kaffee!

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  4. I'd like a cup of coffee.

    Я би хотів чашечку кави.

    ruЯ бы хотел чашечку кофе.

    deIch hätte gerne eine Tasse Kaffee.

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  5. How about a cup of tea?

    Як щодо чашки чаю?

    ruКак насчёт чашки чаю?

    deWas halten Sie von einer Tasse Tee?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
drinking vessel:
Русский
By meaning 2
drinking vessel:
part of bra:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
unit of measure:
trophy:
contest:
protective covering for the male genitalia:
part of bra:
that which is to be received or indured:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English cuppe, coppe, from the merger of Old English cuppe (“cup”) a

Inherited 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: cups
Singularcup
Pluralcups

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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 words

Collocations

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cup — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto