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cup

(k/@/p )

a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle(noun.artifact)

Example:
He put the cup back in the saucer.
The handle of the cup was missing.

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the quantity a cup will hold(noun.quantity)

Example:
He drank a cup of coffee.
He borrowed a cup of sugar.

Synonym:
cupful

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any cup-shaped concavity(noun.shape)

Example:
Bees filled the waxen cups with honey.
He wore a jock strap with a metal cup.
The cup of her bra.

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a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces(noun.quantity)

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cup-shaped plant organ(noun.plant)

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a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl(noun.food)

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the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green(noun.artifact)

Example:
He swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away.
Put the flag back in the cup.

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a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition(noun.artifact)

Example:
The school kept the cups is a special glass case.

Synonym:
loving cup

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A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like.(noun)

source: webster1913