Main Entry: ¹cup

Pronunciation: \ˈkəp\

Function: noun

1 : a usually open bowl-shaped drinking vessel often having a handle and a stem and base and sometimes a lid
2 : a drinking vessel and its contents : the beverage or food contained in a cup <a second cup of coffee>
3 : something resembling a cup <invagination of the blastula to form a multilayered cellular cup>: as a (1) : an athletic supporter reinforced for providing extra protection to the wearer in certain strenuous sports (as boxing, hockey, or football) (2) : either of the two parts of a brassiere that are shaped like and fit over the breasts b : a small bell-shaped glass formerly used in cupping c : a cap of metal shaped like the femoral head and used in plastic reconstruction of the hip joint