cup

Definitions

• A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
• The contents of said vessel; a cupful.
• A customary unit of measure
• A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
• A contest for which a cup is awarded.
• (association football) The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
• (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
• (in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
• (US) A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)
• One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
• (mathematics) The symbol denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).
• A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
• (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
• A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
• Anything shaped like a cup.
• (medicine) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
• That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.