01 n. A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain…
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A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like.
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2.
The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.“Give me a cup of sack, boy.” — Shak.
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3.
Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry.“Thence from cups to civil broils.” — Milton.
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4.
That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.“O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me.” — Matt. xxvi. 39.
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5.
Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower.“The cowslip's golden cup no more I see.” — Shenstone.
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6.
A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.(Med.)
Phrases & compounds
Cup and ball —
a familiar toy of children, having a cup on the top of a piece of wood to which, a ball is attached by a cord; the ball, being thrown up, is to be caught in the cup; bilboquet.
Cup and can —
familiar companions.
Dry cup —
a cup used for dry or wet cupping. See under Cupping.
To be in one's cups —
to be drunk.