Noun

• S: (n) cup (a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle) "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
• S: (n) cup, cupful (the quantity a cup will hold) "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) cup (any cup-shaped concavity) "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
• S: (n) cup (a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces)
• S: (n) cup (cup-shaped plant organ)
• S: (n) cup (a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl)
• S: (n) cup (the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green) "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) hole (an opening deliberately made in or through something)
• S: (n) air hole (a hole that allows the passage of air)
• S: (n) armhole (a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached)
• S: (n) bunghole (a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it)
• S: (n) buttonhole, button hole (a hole through which buttons are pushed)
• S: (n) countersink (a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface)
• S: (n) cup (the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green) "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
• S: (n) ear hole (a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears)
• S: (n) eye (a small hole or loop (as in a needle)) "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"
• S: (n) eyelet, eyehole (a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar)
• S: (n) finger hole (a hole for inserting a finger)
• S: (n) finger hole (one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it)
• S: (n) hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe (the hole that an anchor rope passes through)
• S: (n) keyhole (the hole where a key is inserted)
• S: (n) loophole (a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons)
• S: (n) lubber's hole (hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds)
• S: (n) manhole (a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure)
• S: (n) mortise, mortice (a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint)
• S: (n) mouth hole (a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth)
• S: (n) nail hole (a hole left after a nail is removed)
• S: (n) peephole, spyhole, eyehole (a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep)
• S: (n) perforation (a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place)
• S: (n) plughole (a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away))
• S: (n) posthole, post hole (a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence post)
• S: (n) puncture (a small hole made by a sharp object)
• S: (n) sound hole (a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones)
• S: (n) thumbhole (the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb)
• S: (n) vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole (a hole for the escape of gas or air)
• S: (n) cup, loving cup (a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition) "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"

Verb

• S: (v) cup (form into the shape of a cup) "She cupped her hands"
• S: (v) cup (put into a cup) "cup the milk"
• S: (v) cup, transfuse (treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin)