cup

ˈkʌp

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#1·8h ago

A concave vessel for drinking, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass) and with a handle.

Pour the tea into the cup.

Origin: , coppe, from the merger of and . is a borrowing from , itself of origin, but probably from earlier , from . , however, is from , from , from (whence also obsolete , ). The Middle English word was further reinforced by and , coupe, from . Compare also , , , , Köppke, , .. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

The contents of said vessel.

I drank two cups of water but still felt thirsty.

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#3·8h ago

A customary unit of measure.

In Starbucks’s case, the firm has in effect turned the process of making an expensive cup of coffee into intellectual property.

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