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—cuplike, adj.n.1. a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.2. the bowllike part of a goblet or the like.3. a cup with its contents.4. the quantity contained in a cup.5. a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons; half-pint.6. an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., esp. of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest.7. any of various beverages, as a mixture of wine and various ingredients: claret cup.8. the chalice used in the Eucharist.9. the wine of the Eucharist.10. something to be partaken of or endured; one's portion, as of joy or suffering.11. cups, the drinking of intoxicating liquors.12. any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc.13. either of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a brassiere or other garment, as a bathing suit.14. an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection.15. Golf.a. the metal receptacle within the hole.b. the hole itself.17. See cupping glass.18. Metalworking. a cylindrical shell closed at one end, esp. one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation.19. Math. a cup-like or U-shape symbol, used to indicate the union of two sets. Cf. union (def. 10a).20. in one's cups, intoxicated; drunk.v.t.21. to take or place in, or as in, a cup: He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand.22. to form into a cuplike shape: He cupped his hands.23. to use a cupping glass on.24. Metalworking. to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die. Cf. deep-draw.[bef. 1000; ME, OE cuppe < L cuppa, var. of cupa tub, cask]
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(as used in expressions)America's Cup* * *
unit of volume in the British Imperial (British Imperial System) and United States Customary systems of measurement. The U.S. liquid cup is equal to 14 7/16 cubic inches, or 236.59 cubic cm; the more rarely used U.S. dry cup is equal to 1.164 liquid cups. In Great Britain a single cup is used for both types of measurement, equal to 1.201 U.S. liquid cups (284.14 cubic cm). In either system a cup contains two gills (gill), and two cups are contained in a pint.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
