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How to pronounce cup in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms transfuse
Type of care for, treat
Derivation cupping
Type Words
Synonyms loving cup
Type of trophy, prize
Has types davis cup


the school kept the cups is a special glass case.
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Synonyms cupful
Type of containerful


he drank a cup of coffee.
he borrowed a cup of sugar.
Type Words
Type of concave shape, incurvation, incurvature, concavity


bees filled the waxen cups with honey.
he wore a jock strap with a metal cup.
the cup of her bra.
Type Words
Type of punch
Has types champagne cup, claret cup
Type Words
Type of container, crockery, dishware
Has types grace cup, teacup, beaker, coffee cup, cylix, dixie cup, goblet, moustache cup, mustache cup, paper cup, chalice, kylix, scyphus


he put the cup back in the saucer.
the handle of the cup was missing.
Type Words
Type of united states liquid unit
Type Words
Type of plant organ
Has types cupule, acorn cup
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Type of shape, form


She cupped her hands.
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Type of introduce, insert, put in, stick in, enclose, inclose


cup the milk.
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Type of hole


he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away.
put the flag back in the cup.

Examples of cup

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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, 1 cup sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
From the dailyherald.com
Toomire said customers can also mix a half sandwich or salad with a cup of soup.
From the dailyherald.com
Our interview begins over fresh-brewed coffee served in a stylish porcelain cup.
From the bloomberg.com
Ladle in 1 cup of the hot mushroom broth, stirring well as the mixture thickens.
From the denverpost.com
There will also be some time for moms or dads to sit down and have a cup of tea.
From the dailyherald.com
It's a good time to sightsee, even if beer-hall rowdiness isn't your cup of tea.
From the latimes.com
Four dollars for a cup coffee is expensive, but four dollars for comfort is not.
From the time.com
I think he'll find that a nice cup of Horlicks provides just the same sensation.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Evenly divide mixture among the cups and add 2 tablespoons of basil to each cup.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • A small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
  • Form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
  • Put into a cup; "cup the milk"
  • The quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
  • Any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
  • Treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
  • The cup is a customary unit of measurement mainly used in North America for volume, used in cooking to measure liquids (fluid measurement) and bulk foods such as granulated sugar (dry measurement). ...
  • The Cup is a British television programme starring Steve Edge, Pal Aron and Jennifer Hennessy. It is based on the Canadian TV series The Tournament. ...
  • CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System, allows a computer to act as a print server. A computer running CUPS is a host that can accept print jobs from client computers, process them, and send them to the appropriate printer.