Cup

Definition: Cup

Cup

Noun

1. A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces.

2. The quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar".

3. 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".

4. 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".

5. 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".

6. 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".

7. Punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl.

8. Cup-shaped plant organ.

Verb

1. Form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands".

2. Put into a cup.

3. Treat by cupping.

Date "cup" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Etymology: Cup \Cup\ (k[u^]p), noun. [Anglo-Saxon cuppe, Late Latin cuppa cup; compare to Latin cupa tub, cask; compare to also Greek ky`ph hut, Sanskrit k[=u]pa pit, hollow, Old Slavic kupa cup. Compare to Coop, Cupola, Cowla water vessel, and Cob, Coif, Cop.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Cup

Domain	Definition
Bible	Cup a wine-cup (Gen. 40:11, 21), various forms of which are found on Assyrian and Egyptian monuments. All Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold (1 Kings 10: 21). The cups mentioned in the New Testament were made after Roman and Greek models, and were sometimes of gold (Rev. 17:4). The art of divining by means of a cup was practiced in Egypt (Gen. 44:2-17), and in the East generally. The "cup of salvation" (Ps. 116:13) is the cup of thanksgiving for the great salvation. The "cup of consolation" (Jer. 16:7) refers to the custom of friends sending viands and wine to console relatives in mourning (Prov. 31:6). In 1 Cor. 10:16, the "cup of blessing" is contrasted with the "cup of devils" (1 Cor. 10:21). The sacramental cup is the "cup of blessing," because of blessing pronounced over it (Matt. 26:27; Luke 22:17). The "portion of the cup" (Ps. 11:6; 16:5) denotes one's condition of life, prosperous or adverse. A "cup" is also a type of sensual allurement (Jer. 51:7; Prov. 23:31; Rev. 17:4). We read also of the "cup of astonishment," the "cup of trembling," and the "cup of God's wrath" (Ps. 75:8; Isa. 51:17; Jer. 25:15; Lam. 4:21; Ezek. 23:32; Rev. 16:19; comp. Matt. 26:39, 42; John 18:11). The cup is also the symbol of death (Matt. 16:28; Mark 9:1; Heb. 2:9). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary.
Food & Agriculture	A receptacle, generally of earthenware(i. e. a pot)or of galvanised iron sheeting that is hung below or on the face, for catching the oleoresin. Source: European Union. (references)
Industry	Warping in the width direction of the plywood. Source: European Union. (references)
Literature	Cup A deadly cup. Referring to the ancient practice of putting persons to death by poison, as Socrates was put to death by the Athenians. "In the hand of the Lord there is a cup [a deadly cup], the dregs thereof all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out and drink them." - Psalm lxxv. 8. Let this cup pass from me. Let this trouble or affliction be taken away, that I may not be compelled to undergo it. The allusion is to the Jewish practice of assigning to guests a certain portion of wine - as, indeed, was the custom in England at the close of the eighteenth century and the first quarter of the nineteenth. This cup is "full of the wine of God's fury," let me not be compelled to drink it. Many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. (See Ancaeus.) My [or his] cup runs over. My blessings overflow. Here cup signifies portion or blessing. "My cup runneth over ... goodness and mercy follow me all the days of my life." - Psalm xxiii. 5, 6. We must drink the cup. We must bear the burden awarded to us, the sorrow which falls to our lot. The allusion is to the words of our Lord in the garden of Gethsemanë(Matt. xxvi. 39; also xx. 22). One way of putting criminals to death in ancient times was by poison; Socrates had hemlock to drink. In allusion to this it is said that Jesus Christ tasted death for every man (Heb. ii. 9). Cup in the university of Cambridge, means a mixture of strong ale with spice and a lemon, served up hot in a silver cup. Sometimes a roasted orange takes the place of a lemon. If wine is added, the cup is called bishop; if brandy is added, the beverage is called cardinal. (See BISHOP.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Mechanical Engineering	Piece resembling a cup. Source: European Union. (references)
Occupations	Similar to SPREADER PAN in which it sets. Spreads molten lead around spreader pan through holes in side. Receives lead as it comes from spout. (references)
Public Administration	Individual depressions in surface of engraved cylinder used to retain ink. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
CUP	Danish	Cubansk peso	Geography
CUP	Dutch	Cubaanse peso	Geography
CUP	English	Cambridge University Press	N/A
CUP	Finnish	Kuuban peso	Geography
CUP	French	Peso cubain-code ISO	N/A
CUP	Greek	πέσο Κούβας	Geography
CUP	Portuguese	Peso cubano	Geography
CUP	Swedish	Kubansk peso	Geography
CU	English	Cup	Meteorology & Standards, International Organizations
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Drunkenness	Drink; alcoholic drinks; blue ruin, grog, port wine; punch, punch bowl; cup, rosy wine, flowing bowl; drop, drop too much; dram; beer; (beverage); aguardiente; apple brandy, applejack; brandy, brandy smash; chain lightning, champagne, gin, ginsling; highball, peg, rum, rye, schnapps, sherry, sling, uisquebaugh, usquebaugh, whisky, xeres.
Food	Wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet; grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail; gin; (intoxicating liquor); coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates; bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer; Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep; near beer. beer, non-alcoholic beverage.
Receptacle	Cistern; (store); vat, caldron, barrel, cask, drum, puncheon, keg, rundlet, tun, butt, cag, firkin, kilderkin, carboy, amphora, bottle, jar, decanter, ewer, cruse, caraffe, crock, kit, canteen, flagon; demijohn; flask, flasket; stoup, noggin, vial, phial, cruet, caster; urn, epergne, salver, patella, tazza, patera; pig gin, big gin; tyg, nipperkin, pocket pistol; tub, bucket, pail, skeel, pot, tankard, jug, pitcher, mug, pipkin; galipot, gallipot; matrass, receiver, retort, alembic, bolthead, capsule, can, kettle; bowl, basin, jorum, punch bowl, cup, goblet, chalice, tumbler, glass, rummer, horn, saucepan, skillet, posnet, tureen.
Remedy	Verb: apply a remedy; Noun: doctor, dose, physic, nurse, minister to, attend, dress the wounds, plaster; drain; prevent; relieve; palliate; restore; drench with physic; bleed, cup, let blood; manicure.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Joanne, why don't you get yourself a cup of coffee (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin. Based on the play by Aaron Sorkin.) Ugh! Butter tea, it was never my cup of tea. (Seven Years in Tibet; writing credit: Becky Johnston) With vinyl and stripes and a cup built right in (The Jerk; writing credit: Carl Reiner, written by Steve Martin and Carl Gottlieb.) Well, think me a cup of coffee and a chocolate donut with some of those little sprinkles on top, will ya, as long as you're thinking (The Fugitive; writing credit: Jeb Stuart, David Twohy) Do you want a cup of marriage, uh, tea (101 Dalmatians; writing credit: John Hughes)
Lyrics	My cup shall always be full (Run-Around; performing artist: Blues Traveler) They had the liquor overflowin' the cup, (What Would You Do; performing artist: City High) Your cup runneth over again (December; performing artist: Collective Soul) Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup (Don't Dream It's Over; performing artist: Crowded House) You're gonna win life's lovin' cup (Dependin' On You; performing artist: Doobie Brothers)
Clever	The optimist says, "My cup runneth over, what a blessing." The pessimist says, "My cup runneth over, what a mess. (references; author: unknown) As often as you eat this bread and drink this cup (today), you proclaim my death (yesterday) until I come again (future). (references; author: unknown)
Tongue Twisters	A cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup. (references; author: unknown) A proper cup of coffee is a proper coffee cup. (references; author: unknown) Chocolate chip cookies in a copper coffee cup. (references; author: unknown) Give papa a cup of proper coffee in a copper coffee cup. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Up for the Cup (1971) Flying Cup and Saucer (1966) Goal! The World Cup (1966) Cup Fever (1965) The Magic Cup (1962)
Song Titles	The Cup Of Life (performing artist: Ricky Martin)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A Cup of Christmas Tea (reference) A Cup of Comfort for Friends: Stories That Celebrate the Special People in Our Lives (reference) If Teacups Could Talk: Sharing a Cup of Kindness With Treasured Friends (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Fresh Cup Magazine (reference) Nascar Winston Cup Illustrated (reference) Nascar Winston Cup Scene (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Ryder Cup 1999 (reference) Tin Cup (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Carolan's Cup (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	Canon Eye Cup Eb (reference) Canon Eye Cup Ed (reference) 2002 FIFA World Cup (reference) ARKON CM-330 Universal Cup Holder Mounting Kit (reference) SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS 00100 Universal 2-Piece Cup Holder with Mount (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Snack Cup Stroller Cup Toy (reference) Amerock BP4235-B 3" Solid Brass Cup Pull (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	(3) color slides of a cup of coffee and saucer. (2) regular, black coffee, (1) coffee with cream. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer).		(2) color slides show a glass dessert cup of raspberry sherbet. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer).
	Histopathology of lung shows characteristic cysts with cup forms and dot-like cyst wall thickenings. Credit: CDC.		"Cup in Saddle" by Joyce Glynn.
	Sun setting over the St. Mary's River after the 1999 Governor's Cup sailboat race. Credit: America's Coastlines.		Sailboats racing in America's Cup off Newport. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	The magical power of that morning cup of coffee. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.		Large cup structures were used to find crevasses but were not too effective. Minnesota Camp to Byrd Station Traverse. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.
	Lt. Gen. David McIlvoy, vice commander of Air Education and Training Command, climbs into the Air Force-sponsored NASCAR Winston Cup #21 racecar at Concord Motor Speedway, N.C. Elliott Sadler, driver of the Wood Brothers-owned racecar, took McIlvoy for a.		Medium shot of Sun Cup wildflower, Lakeview District. Credit: Terry Spivey.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.


"Cup" by Gustavo Ribeiro De Mello Commentary: "Cup."	"Cup of chocalate" by Radek Bayek Commentary: "I love chocolate."
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Play	Caption	Play	Caption
	Shaking dice in a cup and rolling them out on a game board.		Rattling dice in a cup during a backgammon game.
	Shaking dice in a cup.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Hokekyo Sho	At the third cup, wine drinks the man.
Howells	The disposition to give a cup of cold water to a disciple, is a far nobler property than the finest intellect.
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller	One drop of hatred left in the cup of joy turns the most blissful draught into poison.
Lord Byron	Life's enchanted cup sparkles near the brim.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	1963	Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1923)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Sylvie and Bruno	Carroll, Lewis	The cup moves because certain mechanical forces are impressed on it by my hand
Scarlet Letter	Hawthorne, Nathaniel	Yet, if death be in this cup, I bid thee think again, ere thou beholdest me quaff it.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	But he drank off the hot weak tea which the clumsy scullion, girt with a white apron, poured into his cup.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	Give me a cup of wine
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	Danny in the back seat wants a cup a water
Gulliver's Travels	Swift, Jonathan	She drank out of a golden cup, above a hogshead at a draught
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Understands simple phrases ("in the cup," "on the table"). (references)
		Use a measuring spoon or special medicine-measuring cup if one comes with the medicine. (references)
		Inhaling steam from a vaporizer or a hot cup of water can soothe inflamed sinus cavities. (references)
Business		World Cup matches will be staged in 10 cities – Seoul, Pusan, Taegu, Inchon, Taejon, Kwangju, Ulsan, Suwon, Chonju and Sogwipo in Cheju Island. (references)
		In 2002, when Korea will be hosting the World Cup with Japan, the MOE will replace 5,000 buses with CNG buses in Seoul and other cities where the matches will be staged. (references)
		These include strategies implemented to improve the quality and diversity of the products offered, the relatively low price of fast food, the end of the mad-cow disease scare of 1996, and the positive effect on consumer confidence and buying patterns which followed the World Cup victory of 1998. Additionally, while sit-down restaurants must pay a 19.6 percent VAT, to-go restaurants benefit from a reduced VAT obligation of 5.5 percent. (references)
Economic History	Korea	As part of the World Cup environmental program, these CNG buses will be in use in the eight cities hosting the Games (excluding Sogwipo City on Jeju Island). (references)
	South Korea	The Republic of Korea also has hosted major international events such as the 1988 Summer Olympics and has been selected to co-host the 2002 World Cup (with Japan). (references)
	Korea	With steadily increasing air pollution problems as Korea prepares for the World Cup 2002 Games co-hosted by Japan, the MOE is stringently enforcing environmental standards regarding air pollution. (references)
Human Rights	Iraq	In 1997 members of the national football team reportedly were beaten and tortured on Uday's orders because of poor play in a World Cup qualifying match. (references)
	Iraq	In 2000 three soccer players who played for a team that lost an October game in the Asian Cup quarter finals, reportedly were whipped and detained for 3 days. (references)
	Belarus	Authorities believed that Belyatsky and several others were organizing a protest at the World Cup qualifying match, and he was held until after the start of the match. (references)
Travel	Turkey	Business cards are almost always exchanged, and visitors are usually offered a glass of tea or a cup of Turkish coffee. (references)
	Djibouti	Moreover, the business community is largely Muslim and would rather discuss things over a cup of tea or coffee than a glass of beer. (references)
	Saudi Arabia	One to three cups of Saudi coffee should be taken for politeness, after which the cup should be wiggled between thumb and forefinger when returning it to the server to indicate that you have finished. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EXCESS, n. In morals, an indulgence that enforces by appropriate penalties the law of moderation. Hail, high Excess -- especially in wine, To thee in worship do I bend the knee Who preach abstemiousness unto me -- My skull thy pulpit, as my paunch thy shrine. Precept on precept, aye, and line on line, Could ne'er persuade so sweetly to agree With reason as thy touch, exact and free, Upon my forehead and along my spine. At thy command eschewing pleasure's cup, With the hot grape I warm no more my wit; When on thy stool of penitence I sit I'm quite converted, for I can't get up. Ungrateful he who afterward would falter To make new sacrifices at thine altar!
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Mattie Stepanek	You pray and you talk to them. Wars should be fought with words, not bombs, not weapons. And calm words. I think that wars should be fought over a chessboard and a cup of something to drink.
Merv Griffin	My mother used to call me from California and say he's so brilliant and I never told her because he really didn't know. We had to prep him. But Alex Trebek is a different cup of tea. He knows. He knows.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	The earth is thirsting for the cup of good will, understanding is its fountain source.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	Tonight the cup of peril is full in Vietnam.
Richard Nixon	1969-1974	Our destiny offers, not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	96.74%	10,166	916
Noun (proper)	2.34%	246	19,009
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.64%	67	40,952
Noun (common)	0.18%	19	80,337
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	0.1%	10	111,207
Total	100.00%	10,509	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "cup".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Geba	N/A	Biblical	Cup
Gibeon	N/A	Biblical	Cup
Sippai	N/A	Biblical	Silver cup
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "cup": a bitter cup ♦ a cup of weak tea ♦ Acorn cup ♦ America's Cup ♦ between cup and lip ♦ black felt cup ♦ blood cup ♦ brown cup ♦ challenge cup ♦ champagne cup ♦ charred pancake cup ♦ Circean cup ♦ claret cup ♦ coffee cup ♦ communion cup ♦ cup and ball ♦ Cup and can ♦ cup and saucer ♦ cup anemometer ♦ cup corals ♦ cup final ♦ cup fracture ♦ cup fungus ♦ cup holder ♦ cup hook ♦ cup match ♦ cup morel ♦ cup of Circe ♦ cup of tea ♦ cup of whiskey ♦ cup one's ear ♦ Cup shake ♦ Cup sponge ♦ cup tie ♦ dash the cup from one's lips ♦ Davis Cup ♦ death cup ♦ dice cup ♦ DIN cup ♦ disposable cup ♦ Dixie cup ♦ drain the cup ♦ drain the cup of misery to the dregs ♦ drain the cup to the lees ♦ drink the cup of humiliation to the dregs ♦ drink the cup of pain ♦ drinking cup ♦ Dry cup ♦ egg cup ♦ elf cup ♦ eye cup ♦ facet cup ♦ fairy cup ♦ Faraday cup ♦ Faraday cup detector ♦ Ford cup ♦ fruit cup ♦ glaucomatous excavation of glaucomatous cup ♦ golden cup ♦ grace cup ♦ Grease cup ♦ gulp down a cup of tea ♦ half a cup ♦ have a cup of coffee ♦ huntsman's cup ♦ iso standard cup of tea ♦ lamp cup ♦ libation cup ♦ loving cup ♦ measuring cup ♦ moustache cup ♦ mustache cup ♦ neptunes cup ♦ Neptune's cup ♦ not my cup of tea ♦ oil cup ♦ optic cup ♦ painted cup ♦ paper cup ♦ plastic cup ♦ poison cup ♦ queen's cup ♦ race cup ♦ Rufous rubber cup ♦ scarlet cup ♦ siphon cup ♦ slip 'twixt cup and lip ♦ small cup ♦ sprue cup ♦ squirrel cup ♦ standing cup ♦ stirrup cup ♦ suction cup ♦ sweet cup ♦ Tantalus's cup ♦ tea cup ♦ the cup final ♦ the football cup ♦ there's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip ♦ To crush a cup ♦ vacuum cup. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "cup": cup-and-league, cup-and-ring, cup-and-saucer, cup-and-saucer vine, cup-a-soup, Cup-bearer, cup-clinching, cup-conscious, cup-european, cup-exterior, cup-fighters, cup-fighting, Cup-gall, cup-holders, cup-interior, cup-interiors, cup-like, cup-marked, Cup-moss, cup-nests, cup-painter, cup-painters, cup-rose, cup-shaped, cup-style, cup-tie, cup-tied, cup-ties, cup-tondo, cup-winner, cup-winners, cup-winning.
	Ending with "cup": coffee-cup, Save-a-cup, tea-cup.
	Containing "cup": flower-cup fern, mossy-cup oak, uplift-under-wired-half-cup-sponge-rubber-lace-nylon.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
confederation cup	1,853	fifa world cup	241
stanley cup	1,731	stanley cup final	234
world cup soccer	1,454	cup pimp	223
world cup	1,361	stanley cup playoffs	204
coffee cup	920	stanley cup winner	197
cup	719	breeders cup	188
winston cup	637	stanley cup history	186
womens world cup	609	cannabis cup	180
america cup	435	winston cup racing	178
womens world cup soccer	432	fifa world cup 2002	176
rugby world cup	375	world cup cricket	168
tea cup	370	the dixie cup	163
ryder cup	319	cup holder	156
2003 cup womens world	303	a cup	155
world cup 2002	302	second cup	153
national association for stock car auto racing winston cup	282	tea cup poodle	149
plastic cup	279	heel cup	138
d cup	273	suction cup	135
2003 confederation cup	253	dd cup	131
confederation cup fifa	248	reeses peanut butter cup	126
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "cup"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaans		koppie (kopje). (various references)

Albanian		verë (bottle, moselle, summer, wine), shtie në gotë, short (draw, lot, portion, weird), pije (beverage, drink, guzzle, hooker, liquor, orgeat, pick me up, pickup, quencher, rinse, tipple), mbledh si lupë, kupë (beaker, canakin, canikin, cannikin, canonry, canopy, cap, chalice, cornet, cupping glass, goblet, heart, jorum, Mazer, mug, patella, plate, rummer, torus, tumbler, winebowl), gotë (beaker, glass, glassful, teacup, tumbler), filxhan (coffee-pot, teacup), fat (chance, circumstance, destiny, dole, doom, fate, fortune, hap, happiness, hit, kismet, lot, lottery, luck, mercy, portion, predetermine, share, spouse, weird). (various references)

Arabic		كأس (drinking glass), ‏فنجان (beaker), ‏كوب (glass, tumbler), ‏كأس (calyx, chalice, drinking glass, epicalyx, glass, goblet, trophy, tumbler), ‏نورة, ‏ساقي الخمر, ‏طاسة (goblet, jorum), ‏خمر القربان المقدس. (various references)

Asturian		taza. (various references)

Basque		gatilu. (various references)

Bemba		kapu. (various references)

Bulgarian		чашка (bell, calyx, chalice, drink, envelope, peg, pony, receptacle, shot, thalamus), чаша (beaker, glass, glassful, go, Mazer, mug), купа (bowl, heart, mow, pewter, plate, pot), купичка (porringer), вендуза (cupping glass), поставям вендузи на, държа като чаша, държа в чаша. (various references)

Cebuano		tasa. (various references)

Chamorro		tasa. (various references)

Chinese		杯子 (glass). (various references)

Cornish		hanaf. (various references)

Czech		pohár (beaker, goblet, plate), hrnek, hrneèek, hrníček, èíše (goblet), šálek (beaker, cupful). (various references)

Danish		kop (bonder, bondstone, header). (various references)

Dutch		kop (degree, head, heading, pate, title), kopje (kopje). (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua		pilchi (glass). (various references)

Esperanto		taso. (various references)

Faeroese		koppur. (various references)

Farsi		فنجان(.n), فنجان گذاشتن , پیاله (Beaker, Calix, Chalice, Horn), گلدان جایزه مسابقات , حجامت (Leech), ساغر (Goblet), جام (Beaker, Bowl, Chalice, Cupule, Envelope, Glass, Goblet), بادکش کردن , بشکل فنجان دراوردن . (various references)

Finnish		kuppi. (various references)

French		tasse (cupful), godet. (various references)

Frisian		kop (head, pate). (various references)

German		Tasse (bowl), Becher (beaker, beakers, chalice, goblet, jug, mug, noggin, tub, tumbler, tumblers). (various references)

Greek		κύπελλο (beaker, chalice, goblet, mug, stoup, trophy), κούπα (beaker, hearts [cards], mug, tankard), βεντούζα (cupping, sucker), χούφτα (handful), φλιτζάνι (teacup), φλυτζάνι. (various references)

Hebrew		מנת חלקו (lot, one's portion), קובעת (chalice, goblet, stoup), כוס (glass, goblet, lot, portion, tumbler, vessel), גובתה (box, socket, tube), גביע (bowl, calix, chalice, cone, goblet, tankard), ספל (beaker). (various references)

Hungarian		csésze (boat, calyx, husk), kupa (bowl, chalice, plate, pot). (various references)

Indonesian		cangkir (small mug, spur), piala (chalice, goblet, trophy), mangkok (bowl), beker (alarm clock, trophy). (various references)

Inuktitut		irngusiq. (various references)

Irish		cupÚn, cupán. (various references)

Italian		tazza (bowl, cupful, pan), coppa (beaker, bowl, glass, goblet, jorum), calice (calix, calyx, chalice, glass, goblet, mug). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		カタン糸 (a couple, beauty parlour, cloth band worn around hair, clothes made from jersey cloth, cotton, coupling sugar, cupboard, cupcake, cut, cut glass, cutlet, cutoff, cutter, cutter shirt, cutter shoes, cutting, kappa, raincoat). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		カップ . (various references)

Kongo		kopo. (various references)

Korean		컵. (various references)

Malay		cangkir. (various references)

Manx		cappan. (various references)

Maori		kapu. (various references)

Maya		laak. (various references)

Norwegian		kopp. (various references)

Occitan		tassa. (various references)

Papago		tahsa. (various references)

Papiamen		kòpi. (various references)

Pig Latin		upcay.(various references)

Portuguese		xícara (tea-cup), taça (beaker, bowl, chalice, cupful, goblet), copo (glass, goblet), chávena (tea-cup). (various references)

Provencal		tassa. (various references)

Romanian		cupã (beaker, bowl, goblet, heart, hearts, ladle, pot, trophy, tumbler), ceaşcå, ceaşcã (cupful, porringer), canã (can, jar, jug, mug, pannikin, pot, tankard), vin (vintage, wine), ventuzã (sucker), pune ventuze, potir (bowl, calyx, chalice, grail, rummer), lua formã unui potir, bãut (disguised in liquor, drinking, mixed, potation). (various references)

Romany		tahtùy. (various references)

Ruanda		igicombe. (various references)

Russian		чашка (pan, teacup). (various references)

Samoan		ipu (dishes). (various references)

Scottish		cupa (a cup), copan (a boss). (various references)

Sepedi		senwelo. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pehar (beaker, bowl, goblet, loving-cup, rummer), šolja. (various references)

Sicilian		tazza. (various references)

Spanish		taza (bowl, cupful, cuppa, shell). (various references)

Sranan		kopki. (various references)

Swahili		kikombe. (various references)

Swazi		in-kómishi. (various references)

Swedish		kopp (cup of, cupful), pokal (goblet, loving-cup), bägare (chalice, goblet, mug). (various references)

Tagalog		tása, kópa. (various references)

Thai		ถ้วยขนาดใหญ่มีที่ถือ (loving cup). (various references)

Turkish		kupa (goblet, heart, mug, pot), kavramak (absorb, apperceive, appreciate, apprehend, bite, catch, catch on, clasp, clench, clip, clutch, come home, compass, comprehend, conceive, dawn on, digest, discern, fathom, get, get a grip, get hold of, grasp, grip, hold, latch on to, nail, perceive, pick up, realize, see into, seize, sum up, twig, understand), kâse (basin, bowl, hollowware), fincan, şişe çekmek, çanak gibi yapmak. (various references)

Turkmen		tabak (bowl, dish), kдse, зanak (kneecap). (various references)

Ukrainian		ставити банки, чашка, чаша (basin, bowl, chalice, cistern), кубок (chalice, goblet, pot, rummer), банка (cay, cupping glass, jar), доля (allotment, chance, destiny, doom, fatality, fate, fortune, karma, lot, nemesis, portion, predestination). (various references)

Vietnamese		uể oải (bloodless, dull, languid, languishing, slack, slothful), tách (teacup), nỗi khổ. (various references)

Welsh		cwpan. (various references)

Zulu		inkomishi. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	ambix, kylix. (various references)
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	cupa, scyphi, scyphos, scyphum, scyphus, vas. (various references)
Old English	450-1100	bune. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	graal. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Matthew Chapter 23, Verse 26
Cebuano	Fariseo nga buta! hinloi una ang sa sulod nga bahin sa baso ug sa pinggan aron ang gawas nga bahin niini magamahinlo usab.
Croatian	Farizeju slijepi! Oèisti najprije nutrinu èaše da joj i vanjština bude èista."
Danish	Du blinde Farisæer! rens først det indvendige af Bægeret og Fadet, for at også det udvendige af dem kan blive rent.
Dutch	Gij blinde Farizeer, reinig eerst wat binnen in den drinkbeker en den schotel is, opdat ook het buitenste derzelve rein worde.
Finnish	Voi teitä, kirjanoppineet ja fariseukset, te ulkokullatut, kun te olette valkeiksi kalkittujen hautojen kaltaisia: ulkoa ne kyllä näyttävät kauniilta, mutta ovat sisältä täynnä kuolleitten luita ja kaikkea saastaa!
French	Pharisien aveugle! nettoie premièrement l`intérieur de la coupe et du plat, afin que l`extérieur aussi devienne net.
German	Du blinder Pharisäer, reinige zum ersten das Inwendige an Becher und Schüssel, auf das auch das Auswendige rein werde!
Hungarian	Vak farizeus, tisztítsd meg elõbb a pohár és tál belsejét, hogy külsejük is tiszta legyen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Farisi buta! Cucilah dahulu bersih-bersih bagian dalam dari mangkuk-mangkuk dan piring-piringmu, supaya bagian luarnya menjadi bersih juga!
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Hai orang Parisi yang buta! Bersihkanlah dahulu sebelah dalam cawan dan pinggan, supaya luarnya pun menjadi bersih.
Italian	Fariseo cieco, pulisci prima l'interno del bicchiere, perché anche l'esterno diventi netto!
Latvian	Aklais farizej, iztîri vispirms biíera un bïodas iekðieni, lai tad arî ârpuse kïûtu tîra!
Manx Gaelic	Pharisee ghoal, glen hoshiaght cheu-sthie yn chappan as y chlaare, dy vod y cheu-mooie ve glen myrgeddin
Maori	E te Parihi matapo, matua horoia a roto o te kapu, o te pereti, kia ma ai hoki a waho.
Norwegian	Du blinde fariseer! rens først begeret og fatet innvendig, forat det også kan bli rent utvendig!
Portuguese	Fariseu cego! limpa primeiro o interior do copo, para que também o exterior se torne limpo.
Rumanian	Fariseu orb! Curqyq kntki partea din lquntru a paharului wi a blidului, pentruca wi partea de afarq sq fie curatq.
Russian	жБТЙУЕК УМЕРПК! ПЮЙУФЙ РТЕЦДЕ ЧОХФТЕООПУФШ ЮБЫЙ Й ВМАДБ, ЮФПВЩ ЮЙУФБ ВЩМБ Й ЧОЕЫОПУФШ ЙИ.
Shuar	Kusuru ainiuitrume, Pariséutirmeá. Antsu emka initiaani tsapasha pininsha nijiaktarum. Túrakrumninkia Pátatkesha mai pénker átatui. Núnisrum atumsha atumi Enentáin ana nu shiir awajsarum Pátatkesha shiir átatrume.'
Spanish	¡Fariseo ciego! ¡Limpia primero el interior del vaso para que también el exterior se haga limpio!
Swedish	Du blinde farisé, gör först insidan av bägaren ren, för att sedan också dess utsida må bliva ren.
Uma	Hewa towero mpu'u-koi, koi' to Parisi! Bohoi' ulu rala-na sangkiri', bona lompe' wo'o to hi mali-na.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "cup": cupbearer, cupbearers, cupboard, cupboards, cupcake, cupcakes, cupel, cupeled, cupeler, cupelers, cupeling, cupellation, cupellations, cupelled, cupeller, cupellers, cupelling, cupels, cupful, cupfuls, cupid, cupidities, cupidity, cupids, cuplike, cupola, cupolaed, cupolaing, cupolas, cuppa, cuppas, cupped, cupper, cuppers, cuppier, cuppiest, cupping, cuppings, cuppy, cupreous, cupric, cupriferous, cuprite, cuprites, cupronickel, cupronickels, cuprous, cuprum, cuprums, cups, cupsful. (additional references)
	Words ending with "cup": buttercup, deathcup, eggcup, eyecup, hiccup, kingcup, oilcup, scup, teacup. (additional references)
	Words containing "cup": acupressure, acupressures, acupuncture, acupunctures, acupuncturist, acupuncturists, buttercups, concupiscence, concupiscences, concupiscent, concupiscible, creamcups, deathcups, decuple, decupled, decuples, decupling, eggcups, eyecups, hiccuped, hiccuping, hiccupped, hiccupping, hiccups, kingcups, nonoccupational, nuncupative, occupancies, occupancy, occupant, occupants, occupation, occupational, occupationally, occupations, occupied, occupier, occupiers, occupies, occupy, occupying, oilcups, porcupine, porcupines, preoccupancies, preoccupancy, preoccupation, preoccupations, preoccupied, preoccupies, preoccupy. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Cup" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Aup, cacp, capp, ccu, cdp, cep, Cepg, Cepn, Cfpo, cfu, chp, chup, cip, cmp, cmu, Cnup, copp, copq, cpg, cpm, cpp, crp, csp, Ctup, cua, cuc, cug, cuh, cuj, culp, cuo, cupa, cupe, cupi, cupo, Cupp, cuppy, cupu, cupw, cuq, curp, Cuu, cuul, cuv, cuw, cux, cuy, cuz, cvp, eccup, Fcup, Hcpu, icop, Iup, iupd, kup, ncopf, qup, uc, Ucip, ucl, Ucw, ucx, uup, vup. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "cup" (pronounced ku"p)
2	-u" p	pup, sup, up, Yup.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-p-u"
	-1 letter: up.
	Words containing the letters "c-p-u"
	+1 letter: coup, cups, cusp, puce, puck, scup.
	+2 letters: caput, chump, clump, coupe, coups, coypu, croup, crump, culpa, cupel, cupid, cuppa, cuppy, cusps, cutup, picul, pluck, pouch, pubic, puces, pucka, pucks, pudic, punch, scaup, sculp, scups, uncap.
	+3 letters: apercu, backup, campus, capful, carpus, catsup, chumps, clumps, clumpy, cockup, copout, copula, corpus, couped, coupes, couple, coupon, coypou, coypus, croupe, croups, croupy, crumps, culpae, cupels, cupful, cupids, cupola, cuppas, cupped, cupper, cupric, cuprum, cupula, cupule, cusped, cuspid, cuspis, cutups, cyprus, eggcup, eyecup, faceup, hiccup, hubcap, kickup, lockup, mockup, mudcap, occupy, oilcup, paunch, pickup, piculs, plucks, plucky, pouchy, pounce, precut, public, pucker, pumice, punchy, putsch, recoup, scaups, sculps, sculpt, spruce, sprucy, teacup, uncaps, unclip, unpack, unpick, upcast, upcoil, upcurl, uptick.
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