noun
- a small round container with a handle, used for drinking
- the amount that a cup can hold, used as a unit of measurement
- a trophy in the shape of a cup, given as a prize
verb
- to form your hands into the shape of a cup
Examples
- She drank coffee from her favorite cup.
- Add one cup of flour to the mixture.
- The team won the championship cup.
- They’re competing in the World Cup.
- He cupped his hands around his mouth to shout.
- The recipe calls for two cups of sugar.
- She cupped the small bird gently in her palms.