cup

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] a small container shaped like a bowl, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc: a teacup * a coffee cup * a cup and saucer * a paper cup 2 [C] the contents of a cup: She drank the whole cup. * Would you like a cup of tea? 3 [C] (also cupful) a unit for measuring quantity used in cooking in the US: two cups of flour and half a cup of butter 4 [C] a thing shaped like a cup: an egg cup 5 [C] a gold or silver cup on a stem, often with two handles, that is given as a prize in a competition: She's won several cups for skating. * He lifted the cup for the fifth time this year (= it was the fifth time he had won). 6 [sing.] (usually Cup) a sports competition in which a cup is given as a prize: the World Cup 7 [C] one of the two parts of a BRA that cover the breast: a C cup 8 [C,U] a drink made from wine mixed with, for example, fruit juice IDIOMS in your cups (old-fashioned) drunk: He gets very maudlin when he's in his cups. not sb's cup of tea (informal, spoken) not what sb likes or is interested in: An evening at the opera isn't everyone's cup of tea. * He's nice enough but not really my cup of tea. verb (-pp-) [VN] 1 ~ your hand(s) (around / over sth) to make your hands into the shape of a bowl: She held the bird gently in cupped hands. 2 ~ sth (in your hands) to hold sth, making your hands into a round shape: He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.