What is the meaning of cup?

noun

• A small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle.
  • usage: "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
• The quantity a cup will hold.
  • usage: "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
  • synonyms: cupful
• Any cup-shaped concavity.
  • usage: "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
• A United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces.
• Cup-shaped plant organ.
• A punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl.
• The hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green.
  • usage: "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
• A large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition.
  • usage: "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"
  • synonyms: loving cup

verb

• Form into the shape of a cup.
  • usage: "She cupped her hands"
• Put into a cup.
  • usage: "cup the milk"
• Treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin.
  • synonyms: transfuse