Synonyms for cup
kʌpcup

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. cupnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

2. cup, cupfulnoun

   the quantity a cup will hold

   "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

3. cupnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

4. cupnoun

   a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

5. cupnoun

   cup-shaped plant organ

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

6. cupnoun

   a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

7. cupnoun

   the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green

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

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

8. cup, loving cupverb

   a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition

   "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"

   Synonyms:
   loving cup, cupful

9. cupverb

   form into the shape of a cup

   "She cupped her hands"

   Synonyms:
   transfuse

10. cupverb

    put into a cup

    "cup the milk"

    Synonyms:
    transfuse

11. cup, transfuseverb

    treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

    Synonyms:
    instill, transfuse

Matched Categories

1. • United States Liquid Unit
   • Concave Shape
   • Container
   • Dishware
   • Form
   • Hole
   • Insert
   • Plant Organ
   • Punch

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cupnoun

   Synonyms:
   chalice

2. cupnoun

   Synonyms:
   draught, potion, cupful

3. cupnoun

   Synonyms:
   lot, portion

4. cupnoun

   Synonyms:
   cupping-glass

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cupnoun

   Synonyms:
   mug, noggin, nipperkin, beaker, bumper, tankard, jorum, tig

2. cupnoun

   Synonyms:
   carousal, wassail, intoxication, orgies, cupping-glass, cupel, calyx

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "cup":

   copa, taza, mug, championship, crf, cups, cut, haircut, cutting, bowl, glass, goblet, trophy, football, drink, coupe, championships, stumpage, calyx, logging, cass

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How to use cup in a sentence?

1. Peter Farley:

   It has been years since we've seen each other, and I honestly never imagined we'd one day be sitting side-by-side at a World Cup game in the United States. It feels like a truly full-circle moment.

2. Hiroki Narumi:

   The rugby population sank like a stone after Japan's 145-17 loss to New Zealand at the 1995 World Cup, high schools were particularly hard hit, with national competition entries dropping below 1,000 schools.

3. Dele Alli:

   It was the first time we relived it, you don't want to watch it back, but we knew how important it was, going into the World Cup, that we had to go back through it to come out stronger.

4. Roger Bennett:

   Think of the World Cup like a giant bar mitzvah which is soccer-themed, to which the whole world is invited and it's coming to these shores. We had it last in 1994 when soccer was like space for Captain Kirk a final frontier of the game of soccer.

5. Switzerlands Loic Meillard:

   > Jan 25( Reuters) - Switzerlands Loic Meillard won the mens World Cup giant slalom under lights in Schladming on Wednesday, with fellow countryman Gino Caviezel second fastest down the foggy slopes in the Austrian Alps.Meillard finished 0.59 of a second faster than Caviezel, while Marco Schwarz from Austria came third, 0.81 of a second after Meillard.It was pretty good. It was difficult to get in a rhythm with yesterday and the late finish. I felt good, I like the snow, and I like that slope. So, it was cool.