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cup

/kʌp/

Translations

cupnoun

cups

/kʌp/

чашка

She drank a cup of tea.

Она выпила чашку чая.

кубок

The team won the championship cup.

Команда выиграла чемпионский кубок.

Additional translations

Synonyms

cupverb

cupped

Past Simple

cupped

Past Participle

cupping

Gerund

/kʌp/

обхватить

He cupped his hands around the candle to protect it from the wind.

Он обхватил руками свечу, чтобы защитить её от ветра.

сформировать чашу

She cupped her hands to catch the rainwater.

Она сформировала чашу из рук, чтобы поймать дождевую воду.

Synonyms

cupadjective

/kʌp/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., cup final) to denote relation to a competition or trophy.

Synonyms

Definitions

cupnoun

A small, typically round container used for drinking liquids, usually with a handle.

She poured herself a cup of tea to start the morning.

A trophy in the form of a cup, awarded as a prize in a contest.

The team celebrated after winning the championship cup.

A unit of measurement for volume, typically used in cooking, equal to 8 fluid ounces in the US.

The recipe calls for one cup of sugar.

A concave vessel for holding something, such as a cup of a flower or a cup in a golf hole.

The ball rolled smoothly into the cup on the 18th hole.

Either of the two concave parts of a brassiere that cover and support the breasts.

She needed a bra with larger cups for a better fit.

cupverb

To form one's hand into the shape of a cup.

She cupped her hands to catch the rainwater.

To hold something in one's hands in a curved shape.

He cupped the small bird gently in his hands.

cupadjective

Relating to a sporting competition or event in which a trophy in the form of a cup is awarded.

Tickets for the cup final sold out within hours.