cup
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 containerADJECTIVE▪ empty▪ full▪ half-empty, half-full▪ broken, chipped, cracked▪ china, porcelain▪ disposable, Dixie™ (= paper cup) (AmE), drinking (AmE), paper, plastic, polystyrene (BrE), Styrofoam™ (AmE)▪ tin▪ coffee, tea▪ egg▪ yogurt (AmE)▪ measuring (AmE)▪ sippy (= for babies) (AmE)VERB + CUP▪ fill, refill▪ drain, empty▪
She was so thirsty that she drained her cup.
▪ lift, pick up, raise▪She raised her cup to her lips.
▪ place, put down, replace, set down▪ drink from, drink out of▪Customers don't like drinking out of plastic cups.
CUP + VERB▪ contain sthCUP + NOUN▪ holderPHRASES▪ a cup and saucer2 drinkADJECTIVE▪ strong▪I like a good strong cup of tea first thing in the morning.
▪ fresh▪My coffee was cold, so I ordered a fresh cup.
▪ hot, steaming, warmVERB + CUP▪ offer sb▪ make (sb)▪ pour (sb)▪I'm making tea. Can I pour you a cup?
▪ buy, order▪ help yourself to▪ stir▪Enrique stirred his fourth cup of coffee of the day.
▪ drink, enjoy, have▪I drink about ten cups of coffee a day.
▪ sip▪ finishPREPOSITION▪ cup ofPHRASES▪ a nice cup of tea (BrE)▪You sit down and I'll make you a nice cup of tea.
3 in a competitionADJECTIVE▪ challenge▪ knockout▪ American, European, World, etc.▪ gold, silverVERB + CUP▪ win▪Who won the cup?
▪ lose▪ present (sb with)▪The cup will be presented to the winning team by the president.
▪ lift, raise▪He lifted the cup for the sixth time this year (= it was the sixth time he had won).
CUP + NOUN▪ competition▪They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup competition.
▪the Ryder Cup competition
▪ clash (BrE), match (esp. BrE)▪The team are ready for next week's World Cup clash with Italy.
▪ race▪ final, quarter-final, semi-final (all BrE)▪ victory, win▪ winner▪ holder▪ contender, hopefulPHRASES▪ the first, etc. round of the cup{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbCup is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand
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Cup — (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. A small vessel, used commonly to drink… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cup — (englisch Tasse) bezeichnet: Cup (Raummaß), ein angloamerikanisches Raummaß für Flüssigkeiten Körbchengröße als Bestandteil der Größenangabe für Büstenhalter Cup Dämpfer, einen Dämpfer für Blechblasinstrumente eine schalenförmige Vertiefung… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cup — [kap], der; s, s: a) Pokal als Preis für den Sieger eines sportlichen Wettkampfs: nach dem Gewinn der Meisterschaft küssten alle den gewonnenen Cup. b) sportlicher Wettkampf, Wettbewerb mit einem Pokal als Preis für den Sieger: der Cup für… … Universal-Lexikon
cup — cup; cup·fer·ron; cup·ful; cup·less; cup·man; cup·pen; cup·py; cup·stone; tea·cup·ful; cup·pa; cup·board; hic·cup; cup·pin; … English syllables
Cup — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. CUP, sigle composé des trois lettres C, U et P, peut faire référence à : Code universel des produits, pour l utilisation des code barres dans la… … Wikipédia en Français
cup — [kup] n. [ME & OE cuppe < LL cuppa, altered < L cupa, tub < IE * keup , a hollow < base * keu , to bend, arch > COOMB, HUMP] 1. a small, open container for beverages, usually bowl shaped and with a handle 2. the bowl part of a… … English World dictionary
cup — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}wykrz. {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} wyraz oddający stłumiony, tępy odgłos powstający przy uderzeniu; najczęściej powtarzany dla naśladowania rytmicznych uderzeń (np. w połączeniu łup cup);… … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
cup — ► NOUN 1) a small bowl shaped container for drinking from. 2) a cup shaped trophy, usually with a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a sports contest. 3) a sports contest in which the winner is awarded a cup. 4) chiefly N. Amer. a… … English terms dictionary
Cup — Cup, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupped} (k[u^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupping}.] 1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.] [1913 Webster] Cup us, till the world go round. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cup — Sm Siegespokal erw. fach. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. cup Tasse, Trinkgefäß, Pokal , aus spl. cuppa (Kopf). Da solche Pokale besonders bei Wettkämpfen nach der Regel Sieger gegen Sieger als Preis ausgesetzt wurden, bezeichnet das Wort… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
CUP — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda CUP puede referirse a: Cambridge University Press, una editorial inglesa; Candidaturas de Unidad Popular, unas candidaturas catalanas independentistas y de izquierdas que operan en el ámbito municipal de la Comunidad … Wikipedia Español
