Cup
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A cup is any of a variety of drinkware used to consume food or beverage. Cup or cups may also refer to:
In archaeology
In cooking:
In clothing
In mathematics, science and technology:
In music:
In other contexts:
In archaeology
- For Cup and ring marks, the cup refers to a type of carved hole in petroglyphs
In cooking:
- Measuring cupMeasuring cupA measuring cup is a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients such as flour and sugar, especially for volumes from about 50 mL upwards. The cup will usually have a scale marked in cups and fractions of a cup, and often with fluid measure...
, a measuring instrument for liquids and powders, used primarily in cooking - Cup (unit)Cup (unit)The cup is a customary unit of measurement for volume, used in cooking to measure liquids and bulk foods such as granulated sugar...
, a customary unit of volume and measure. - A type of traditional English punch
In clothing
- The cup of a brassiereBrassiereA brassiere is an undergarment that covers, supports, and elevates the breasts. Since the late 19th century, it has replaced the corset as the most widely accepted method for supporting breasts....
, the part that covers the breasts - A protective cup in a jockstrap designed to protect the male genitalia
In mathematics, science and technology:
- Silphium perfoliatumSilphium perfoliatumSilphium perfoliatum is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in Asteraceae, the aster family, it is native from Eastern and Central North America. It grows in prairies, open woodlands, and on stream banks....
or "Cup-plant", a member of the sunflower family, native to North America - The cup productCup productIn mathematics, specifically in algebraic topology, the cup product is a method of adjoining two cocycles of degree p and q to form a composite cocycle of degree p + q. This defines an associative graded commutative product operation in cohomology, turning the cohomology of a space X into a...
in algebraic topology, denoted by the operator
- Common Unix Printing SystemCommon Unix Printing SystemCUPS is a modular printing system for Unix-like computer operating systems which allows a computer to act as a print server...
(CUPS), a Unix print server - Cup (volume), a customary unit of volume
In music:
- "Cups", a song by UnderworldUnderworld (band)Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
In other contexts:
- Fuddling cupFuddling cupA fuddling cup is a three-dimensional puzzle in the form of a drinking-vessel, made of three or more cups or jugs all linked together by holes and tubes. The challenge of the puzzle is to drink from the vessel in such a way that the beverage does not spill. To do this successfully, the cups must be...
, a three dimensional puzzle - A cup-shaped trophyTrophyA trophy is a reward for a specific achievement, and serves as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most often awarded for sporting events, from youth sports to professional level athletics...
or sports winning prize, e.g. World CupWorld CupA World Cup is a type of sporting competition.World Cup commonly refers to:*FIFA World Cup *ICC Cricket World Cup*Rugby World Cup World Cup can also refer to:-Baseball and softball:...
, Davis CupDavis CupThe Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
or League CupLeague CupIn association football, a League Cup or Secondary Cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament to be called "League Cup" was held in Scotland in 1946/47 and was entitled the Scottish...
- Cup, a nickname for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
- The Suit of Cups, one of the four traditional suits of the Italian suited Tarot deck or of Latin suited playing cards
- A object the general shape of a drinking cup and capable of holding fluid, whether it holds a cup (measure) or not.