Cupping
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Cupping can refer to:
- Coffee cuppingCoffee CuppingCoffee cupping, or coffee tasting, is the practice of observing the tastes and aromas of brewed coffee. It is a professional practice but can be done informally by anyone or by professionals known as "Master Tasters". A standard coffee cupping procedure involves deeply sniffing the coffee, then...
- Fire cuppingFire cuppingCupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; practitioners believe this mobilizes blood flow in order to promote healing. Suction is created using heat or mechanical devices...
, and other alternative health cupping methods - "Cupping", a form of unusual tire wear due to bad wheel alignmentWheel alignmentWheel alignment sometimes referred to as tracking, is part of standard automobile maintenance that consists of adjusting the angles of the wheels so that they are set to the car maker's specification. The purpose of these adjustments is to reduce tire wear, and to ensure that vehicle travel is...
- "Cupping", a technique used in Heavy Metal musicHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
genres where a vocalist grips the top of the microphone, creating audio feedback. - "Cupping", a finding on fundoscopy.