(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a small round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic.
...~s and saucers.
N-COUNT
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A ~ of something is the amount of something contained in a ~.
Mix about four ~s of white flour with a pinch of salt.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
2.
Things, or parts of things, that are small, round, and hollow in shape can be referred to as ~s.
...the brass ~s of the small chandelier.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
3.
A ~ is a large metal ~ with two handles that is given to the winner of a game or competition.
= trophy
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4.
Cup is used in the names of some sports competitions in which the prize is a ~.
Sri Lanka’s cricket team will play India in the final of the Asia Cup.
N-COUNT: usu the n N
5.
If you ~ your hands, you make them into a curved shape like a ~.
He ~ped his hands around his mouth and called out for Diane...
David knelt, ~ped his hands and splashed river water on to his face...
She held it in her ~ped hands for us to see.
VERB: V n prep, V n, V-ed
6.
If you ~ something in your hands, you make your hands into a curved dish-like shape and support it or hold it gently.
He ~ped her chin in the palm of his hand...
He cradled the baby in his arms, his hands ~ping her tiny skull.
VERB: V n prep, V n
7.
not your ~ of tea: see tea