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cup

cup

356 1.1
A large decorative trophy with handles given to the winner
  • noun
  • /kʌp/
translation icon : copa
  • Lifting the curtain, I saw, to my delight, a cup of steaming coffee sitting there.
  • World Cup
  • win the cup
  • Cup final

This infant has a baby size Stanley Cup next to her.

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Examples

  • "There was a shining silver cup in her hand, filled with blood-red wine.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Who lost the Pantheon Cup last year?

  • Well, your 12 never beat my eight for the cup, now, did they, Tom?

  • Only those who had on the cup were allowed to touch it.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • We're going to win the Lafitte Cup, I promise you.

  • The National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs were chosen as archival data for several reasons.

    Academic text (1995)
  • And on that day may Erin well pledge in the cup she lifts to joy.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Bradshaw and the landowner will share the cup's estimated $350,000 value, the artifact going to the British Museum.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Emily accepts the silver-colored plastic cup from the mayor and graciously names her three classmates as contributors.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • After winning the race, he proudly held up the cup as the crowd cheered.

Synonyms

trophy
vscup
232 1.4

An object like a cup or medal kept as a prize for winning

is a particular decorative two handled prize used to honour a competition winner
loving cup
vscup
1 7.9

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

is specifically a large decorative two handled prize given to the competition winner

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 Prestigious

cup
356 1.1
medal
567 1.0
prize
892 1.0
ribbon
85 1.0

Surface Forms

cup singular
cups plural

Etymology

Cup as a trophy comes from the old practice of giving a decorated drinking cup to winners, so today a 'cup' often means a large decorative vessel given as a prize.