measuring cup
Definition of measuring cup
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: a cup that has markings for measuring ingredients when cooking; also : a cup that holds a particular amount of an ingredient used in cooking a set of measuring cups ranging from 1⁄4 cup to 1 cup
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: an adequate or due portion
: a moderate degree
: moderation, temperance
: to choose or control with cautious restraint : regulate
: to regulate by a standard : govern
: to allot or apportion in measured amounts
: an open usually bowl-shaped drinking vessel
: a drinking vessel and its contents
: the consecrated wine of the Communion
: to treat by cupping
: to curve into the shape of a cup
: to place in or as if in a cup
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