cup in WordNet English dictionary

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

1. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
   cup  transfuse 
   
2. form into the shape of a cup
   "She cupped her hands"
   cup 
   
3. put into a cup
   "cup the milk"
   cup