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cupping::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bloodletting |
| Derivation | cup |
Examples of cupping
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They apparently had trouble hearing the judge, some of them cupping their ears.
From the bostonherald.com
The wider the board the greater the thickness required to prevent them cupping.
From the smh.com.au
Both cupping and phlebotomy were considered helpful when a patient was sickly.
From the en.wikipedia.org
She sets them to the task of cupping their miniature hands and scooping it all out.
From the thestate.com
They appear to be in excellent condition except for some very minor cupping.
From the buffalonews.com
One elbow rests on his knee, his hand cupping his face to shield it from the camera.
From the post-gazette.com
The tone can be modified by cupping the hands to provide a resonant chamber.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Their kids flit about in the background, cupping fireflies in their hands.
From the charlotteobserver.com
In clinical practice, cupping can be performed conveniently and repeatedly.
From the sciencedaily.com
- A treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
- (cup) 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"
- (cup) form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
- (cup) the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
- (cup) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- 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"
- (Cup (unit)) 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 (TV series)) 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. ...
- (A cup) A standard, relatively small, bra cup size, consisting of a measurement around the bust that is one inch longer than a measurement around the band, plus five inches; A woman whose breasts fit a A-cup bra
