I.
noun
1 container
ADJECTIVE
▪ empty
▪ full
▪ half-empty , half-full
▪ broken , chipped , cracked
▪ china , porcelain
▪ disposable , Dixie™ (= paper cup) ( AmE ), drinking ( AmE ), paper , plastic , polystyrene ( BrE ), Styrofoam™ ( AmE )
▪ tin
▪ coffee , tea
▪ egg
▪ yogurt ( AmE )
▪ measuring ( AmE )
▪ sippy (= for babies) ( AmE )
VERB + CUP
▪ fill , refill
▪ drain , empty
▪
She was so thirsty that she drained her ~.
▪ lift , pick up , raise
▪
She raised her ~ to her lips.
▪ place , put down , replace , set down
▪ drink from , drink out of
▪
Customers don't like drinking out of plastic ~s.
CUP + VERB
▪ contain sth
CUP + NOUN
▪ holder
PHRASES
▪ a ~ and saucer
2 drink
ADJECTIVE
▪ strong
▪
I like a good strong ~ of tea first thing in the morning.
▪ fresh
▪
My coffee was cold, so I ordered a fresh ~.
▪ hot , steaming , warm
VERB + CUP
▪ offer sb
▪ make (sb)
▪ pour (sb)
▪
I'm making tea. Can I pour you a ~?
▪ buy , order
▪ help yourself to
▪ stir
▪
Enrique stirred his fourth ~ of coffee of the day.
▪ drink , enjoy , have
▪
I drink about ten ~s of coffee a day.
▪ sip
▪ finish
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
PHRASES
▪ a nice ~ of tea ( BrE )
▪
You sit down and I'll make you a nice ~ of tea.
3 in a competition
ADJECTIVE
▪ challenge
▪ knockout
▪ American , European , World , etc.
▪ gold , silver
VERB + CUP
▪ win
▪
Who won the ~?
▪ lose
▪ present (sb with)
▪
The ~ will be presented to the winning team by the president.
▪ lift , raise
▪
He lifted the ~ for the sixth time this year (= it was the sixth time he had won) .
CUP + NOUN
▪ competition
▪
They were the first Turkish team to win a major ~ competition.
▪
the Ryder Cup competition
▪ clash ( BrE ), match ( esp. BrE )
▪
The team are ready for next week's World Cup clash with Italy.
▪ race
▪ final , quarter-final , semi-final (all BrE )
▪ victory , win
▪ winner
▪ holder
▪ contender , hopeful
PHRASES
▪ the first, etc. round of the ~
II.
verb
Cup is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ hand
Cup is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ chin , ↑ hand , ↑ mouth , ↑ palm