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cup

cup

609 1.0
A measure for liquids equal to about 240 millilitres
  • noun
  • /kʌp/
  • US
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  • I measured out a cup of flour for the cake recipe.
  • cup of water
  • cup of cooked rice
  • cup of milk

And they have, you know, a cup of warm barley gruel.

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Examples

  • * Drink a minimum of 8 cups of water or non-caffeinated fluids each day.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Stir cornmeal into the remaining cup of cold milk and add 1 cup of cold water.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Do you want me to make you another cup of tea?

  • Could we get a cup of coffee in here, please?

  • Come on, have a cup of coffee.

  • Now you had better go home, have a hot cup of tea, and go to bed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Then I match that with half a cup of milk.

  • I need a cup of that house paint you call coffee.

  • How much for two cups?

  • Let's go grab a cup of cappuccino.

Synonyms

cupful
vscup
2 1.7

The amount that fills a cup used for measuring

is a fixed defined volume equal to about eight fluid ounces

Idioms

cup of tea
  • Informal
35 3.3

Something you like or are good at

To ask or hope, often in prayer, not to have a hard time

Compounds

432 1.0

A hot drink of coffee in a cup

123 1.0

An international soccer tournament held every four years where national teams play to win the world title

34 1.0

A small cup with a handle used for drinking coffee

12 1.0

A cup made of paper that you throw away after drinking from it

9 1.0

An amount of sugar that fills one cup used for cooking

8 1.6

A small space in a car or chair that keeps a cup from falling

6 2.7

Final match in a cup competition that decides the winner

5 2.8

An annual international men's team tennis competition

A cup with marks for measuring liquids or dry ingredients

sippy cup
  • Baby Talk
4 2.7

A small spill-proof cup with a lid and spout for young children

cup of java
  • Informal
3 6.8

A cup of coffee people drink to wake up

2 2.8

A small disposable paper cup for drinking water or other drinks

2 3.3

A small cup that sticks to smooth surfaces by pushing the air out

1 7.9

A large cup with two handles given as a trophy at ceremonies

1 1.6

A light disposable container for drinks made from foam plastic

1 1.8

A small round cup of paper, foil, or silicone that holds and shapes muffins while they bake

1 3.5

A person or team that has the cup after winning a competition

cup tie
  • Jargon
1 6.3

A match between teams in a cup competition where the loser is out

1 3.3

A small cup used to shake and throw dice in games

1 1.0

A small dish that holds a boiled egg upright in its shell

sippy cup
  • Offensive
1 5.4

An object given to someone as a joke to show they act like a child

9.9

A small bright red mushroom with a cup-shaped body that grows in woods

A small black, cup-shaped mushroom that grows on dead wood in damp forests

bone-ash cup
  • Archaic
9.9

A small bowl made from bone ash used to separate precious metals during testing

brown cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A small brown mushroom that looks like a cup and grows on dead wood in damp places

A cold mixed drink made with sparkling wine and fruit

A black, cup-shaped mushroom that looks like a burnt pancake

claret cup
  • Archaic
9.2

A cold drink made from red wine, brandy, lemon, sugar, and fresh fruit

A garden flower with bell-shaped blue, purple, or white blooms

cup fungus
  • Specialized
8.1

A small fungus with a cup-shaped body that holds spores

3.5

A small metal hook that you screw under a shelf to hang cups by the handles

cup morel
  • Specialized
9.5

A mushroom you can eat with a cup-shaped body and wrinkles inside

cup of chay
  • Indian
8.4

A cup of tea made with spices, common in South Asia

A warm drink, like tea, that makes you feel better

9.9

A very poisonous white mushroom with a cup-shaped base and white gills that can kill if eaten

drag-cup motor
  • Specialized
7.8

An electric machine with a cup-shaped metal part that turns around a fixed magnet inside

elf cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A small bright red mushroom shaped like a cup that grows on the forest floor

8.4

A hard hollow base at the bottom of an acorn that partly holds the nut

eye cup
  • Specialized
6.7

A small cup that fits around the eye to rinse it or put medicine in it

9.9

A small bright red mushroom with a cup-shaped body

fairy cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant that comes back every year with two opposite leaves and a stem of white flowers

floral cup
  • Specialized
7.6

A cuplike part at the base of a flower that holds small parts like petals and stamens

flower-cup fern
  • Specialized
9.8

A slender plant with shiny brown stalks and divided leaves with small brown dots along the edges

9.3

A medium to large North American tree with acorns in deep fringed cups

mustache cup
  • Archaic
9.8

A cup with a small bar inside the rim that keeps a man's mustache out of the drink

9.9

A plant from Mexico with bright yellow cup-shaped flowers and blue-grey divided leaves

9.9

A cup passed around at the end of a meal for the final toast

A bog plant with dark red, cup-shaped leaves that trap insects

9.9

A plant from western North America with one or two white star-shaped flowers on short leafless stems

rufous rubber cup
  • Specialized
9.9

A small reddish-brown cup-shaped mushroom that grows on dead wood

optic cup
  • Specialized
8.4

A two-layer cup in a developing embryo that becomes the retina's dark and light-sensing layers

9.6

A wild plant with bright red or orange flower parts that look like a brush

A small bright red mushroom shaped like a cup that appears in early spring

9.9

A yellow tropical fruit with juicy sweet flesh

stirrup cup
  • Archaic
9.9

A quick drink given to a person on a horse just before they leave

4.0

A disposable cup made from Styrofoam that keeps drinks hot or cold

How Much

hin
  • Archaic
1 9.9
gallon
416 1.0
quart
68 1.5
pint
  • UK
6 1.0
cup
  • US
609 1.0
tablespoon
99 1.0
teaspoon
33 1.0

Surface Forms

cup singular
cups plural

Etymology

Cup as a unit of measure comes from using a small drinking cup as a standard, so recipes use 'a cup' to mean the amount that fits in that little container.