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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1. Ronan Evain:

   It becomes a bit of a dystopian World Cup if the stadium could be anywhere in the world... in the middle of the desert and then you just fly in and out, that’s certainly not the experience of the majority of fans are looking for.

2. Will Greenwood:

   I've often told my mates in the England dressing room that a World Cup final or a grand slam decider was a walk in the park compared to a sudden fluctuation in interest rates on the Liffe floor because that was all about survival.

3. Ricky Vigil M/GC Images/Getty Images:

   No! I don’t think it makes you look younger, I think it just makes you look like you’ve got filler, it’s not my cup of tea.

4. Sepp Blatter:

   It's ruled out, russia will not lose the World Cup.

5. Miriam Hibel:

   If you're sitting at the cat cafe and you're having a cup of coffee and this beautiful 10-year-old calico cat comes and rubs up against your leg, and you're someone who is open to adopting, you're just as likely to have your heart connect to that cat as Julian, who is 10 months old.