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noun
- A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem (confer goblet, glass.)
- Pour the wine into the .
- A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml.
- A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
- The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.
- A contest for which a cup is awarded.
- The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.
- (golf) A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
- The ball just misses the .
- A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia.
- Players of contact sports are advised to wear a .
- One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
- The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.
- (mathematics) The symbol <math>\cup</math> 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 defense, 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.)
Translations: - French: tasse (1), coupe (3,4), bonnet (7)
- German: Tasse (1), Becher (1), Cup (3/4), Pokal (3/4)
- Italian: tazza (1), coppa (3,4,7), conchiglia (6), ventosa (11)
- Spanish: taza
Etymology: cuppe, from cuppa, probably a form of cupa, cÅpa "tub", from (PIE.)
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