CUP, n. [L., a little cup.] 1. A small vessel of capacity, used commonly to drink out of. It is usually made of metal; as a silver cup; a tin cup. But the name is also given to vessels of like shape used for other purposes. It is usually more deep than wide; but tea-cups and coffee-cups are often exceptions.2. The contents of a cup; the liquor contained in a cup, or that it may contain; as a cup of beer. See 1 Corinthians 11. 3. In a scriptural sense, sufferings and afflictions; that which is to be received or endured.O my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. Matthew 26.4. Good received; blessings and favors.My cup runneth over. Psalm 23.Take the cup of salvation, that is, receive the blessings of deliverance and redemption with joy and thanksgiving.5. Any thing hollow like a cup; as the cup of an acorn. The bell of a flower, and a calyx is called a flower-cup.6. A glass cup or vessel used for drawing blood in scarification.Cup and can, familiar companions; the can being the large vessel out of which the cup is filled, and thus the two being constantly associated.Cups, in the plural, social entertainment in drinking; merry bout.Thence from cups to civil broils.CUP, v.i. 1. In surgery, to apply a cupping-glass to procure a discharge of blood from a scarified part of the body.2. To supply with cups. |
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