cup
verb/kʌp/
/kʌp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cup | /kʌp/ /kʌp/ |
| he / she / it cups | /kʌps/ /kʌps/ |
| past simple cupped | /kʌpt/ /kʌpt/ |
| past participle cupped | /kʌpt/ /kʌpt/ |
| -ing form cupping | /ˈkʌpɪŋ/ /ˈkʌpɪŋ/ |
- cup your hand(s) (around/over something) to make your hands into the shape of a bowl
- She held the bird gently in cupped hands.
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- cup something (in your hands) to hold something, making your hands into a round shape
- He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her.
Word OriginOld English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa ‘tub’.
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