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Definition cup in British English

cup noun

noun
/kʌp/
1

a small round container for a drink, usually with a handle

Example

Henry took the coffee cups into the kitchen.

Example

She filled my cup with hot tea.

Example

Where do you keep the cups and saucers?

Synonyms and related words
beaker chalice cup
1.1

the drink contained in a cup

Example

I've already had two cups.

Example

Would you like a cup of coffee?

Synonyms and related words
drink beverage drop
1.2

the amount that a cup contains, used in the US as a unit for measuring quantities of food when you are cooking

Example

Mix one cup of sugar with three cups of flour.

Synonyms and related words
a stick of butter/margarine batch bed
2

a large round metal container with two handles given as a prize to the winner of a competition

Synonyms and related words
blue riband blue ribbon bronze
2.1

a sports competition in which the prize is a large metal cup

Example

the team's victory in the World Cup

Synonyms and related words
battle/war of nerves bye card
3

something that is small, round, and has an empty space inside

Example

She held the sweets in the cup of her hand.

Synonyms and related words
ball balloon band
4

one of the two round parts of a bra that cover a woman's breasts

Example

What cup size are you?

Synonyms and related words
boob bosom breast
5

an alcoholic drink made from a mixture of two or more drinks, especially wine and fruit juice

Example

fruit cup

Synonyms and related words
alcohol alcopop aperitif
6

a hole in the game of golf

Synonyms and related words
ace backswing birdie
Definition cup in British English