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Cup

/kʌp/

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noun

  1. A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.
  2. The contents of said vessel; a cupful.
  3. A customary unit of measure
  4. A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup.
  5. A contest for which a cup is awarded.
  6. The main knockout tournament in a country, organised alongside the league.
  7. A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole.
  8. (in combination) Any of various sweetened alcoholic drinks.
  9. A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)
  10. One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast.
  11. The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap).
  12. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit.
  13. (ultimate frisbee) A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players.
  14. A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup).
  15. Anything shaped like a cup.
  16. A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
  17. That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion of blessings and afflictions.

verb

  1. To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands.
  2. To hold something in cupped hands.
  3. To pour (a liquid, drink, etc.) into a cup.
  4. To supply with cups of wine.
  5. To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping.
  6. To make concave or in the form of a cup.

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Cup is a 2-meaning word in English. Shorter words have fewer anagrams.

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