Cup definition

Cup as a noun

1. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

   "he put the cup back in the saucer"

2. the quantity a cup will hold

   "he drank a cup of coffee"

   Same sense: cupful

3. any cup-shaped concavity

   "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"

4. a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces

5. cup-shaped plant organ

6. a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl

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

   "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"

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

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

   Same sense: loving cup

Cup as a verb

9. form into the shape of a cup

   "She cupped her hands"

10. put into a cup

    "cup the milk"

11. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

    Same sense: transfuse

Synonyms and antonyms

• cupful
• loving cup
• transfuse

How to say cup

Cup has 1 syllable and rhymes with up. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with cup

• up
• makeup
• backup
• setup
• yup
• lineup
• pickup
• startup
• breakup
• pup
• sup
• cleanup

All 37 words that rhyme with cup

CUP in word games

Scrabble

7

Words With Friends

10

Anagrams

0

Is CUP a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check CUP in the word checker, or unscramble CUP to see the shorter words in its letters.