[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

crater \cra"ter\ kr=a"t~er, n. l. crater, cratera, a
   mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, gr. krath`r, fr.
   keranny`nai to mix; cf. skr. ,crimac to mix, ,cir to
   cook, ,cr=a to cook. cf. grail, in holy grail.
   1. the basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which
      the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a
      geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.
      1913 webster

   2. mil. the pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or
      mine.
      1913 webster

   3. astron. a constellation of the southen hemisphere; --
      called also the cup.
      1913 webster
see also:
grail cup 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cup \cup\ ku^p, n. as. cuppe, ll. cuppa cup; cf. l. cupa
   tub, cask; cf. also gr. ky`ph hut, skr. k=upa pit, hollow,
   oslav. kupa cup. cf. coop, cupola, cowl a water vessel,
   and cob, coif, cop.
   1. a small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin
      cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern
      times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a
      handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and
      the like.
      1913 webster

   2. the contents of such a vessel; a cupful.
      1913 webster

            give me a cup of sack, boy.           --shak.
      1913 webster

   3. pl. repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in
      intoxicating drinks; revelry.
      1913 webster

            thence from cups to civil broils.     --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. that which is to be received or indured; that which is
      allotted to one; a portion.
      1913 webster

            o my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass
            from me.                              --matt. xxvi.
                                                  39.
      1913 webster

   5. anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of
      a flower.
      1913 webster

            the cowslip's golden cup no more i see. --shenstone.
      1913 webster

   6. med. a cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used
      to produce the vacuum in cupping.
      1913 webster

   cup and ball, a familiar toy of children, having a cup on
      the top of a piece of wood to which, a ball is attached by
      a cord; the ball, being thrown up, is to be caught in the
      cup; bilboquet. --milman.

   cup and can, familiar companions.

   dry cup, wet cup med., a cup used for dry or wet
      cupping. see under cupping.

   to be in one's cups, to be drunk.
      1913 webster
see also:
coop cupola cowl cob coif cop 
cup and ball cup and can dry cup wet cup cupping 
to be in one's cups 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cup \cup\, v. t. imp.  p. p. cupped ku^pt; p. pr.  vb.
   n. cupping.
   1. to supply with cups of wine. r.
      1913 webster

            cup us, till the world go round.      --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. surg. to apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the
      operation of cupping. see cupping.
      1913 webster

   3. mech. to make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to
      cup the end of a screw.
      1913 webster
see also:
cupped cupping 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cup
     n 1: a united states liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
     2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee";
        "he borrowed a cup of sugar" syn: cupful
     3: 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"
     4: 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" syn: loving cup
     5: 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"
     6: 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"
     7: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
     8: cup-shaped plant organ
     v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "she cupped her hands"
     2: put into a cup; "cup the milk"
     3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin syn:
         transfuse
     also: cupping, cupped
see also:
cupful loving cup transfuse cupping cupped 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

172 moby thesaurus words for "cup":
   friday, friday the thirteenth, old mug, alveolation, alveolus,
   antrum, appointed lot, arch, armpit, astral influences, astrology,
   bail, barrow, basin, bays, beaker, blackjack, bleed, book of fate,
   boundary stone, bowl, brass, bucket, bust, cairn, cave, cave in,
   cavity, cenotaph, chalice, chaplet, civic crown, coffee cup,
   column, concave, concavity, constellation, crater, cromlech, cross,
   crown, crypt, cyclolith, decant, depression, destination, destiny,
   dies funestis, dip, dish, dish out, dish up, dolmen, doom, eggcup,
   end, fatality, fate, fold, follicle, footstone, foredoom, fork,
   fortune, funnel chest, future, garland, give a transfusion, glass,
   goblet, grave, gravestone, headstone, highball glass, hoarstone,
   hole, hollow, hollow out, hollow shell, horn, ides of march,
   incurve, inevitability, inscription, jigger, kismet, lacuna, ladle,
   laurel, laurels, leech, let blood, lot, loving cup, marker,
   mausoleum, megalith, memento, memorial, memorial arch,
   memorial column, memorial statue, memorial stone, menhir, moira,
   monolith, monument, mound, mug, necrology, noggin, obelisk,
   obituary, palm, palms, perfuse, phlebotomize, pillar, pit, planets,
   plaque, pocket, pony, portion, pot, pour, prize, punch bowl,
   pyramid, reliquary, remembrance, retire, retreat, ribbon,
   rostral column, schooner, schooper, scoop, shaft, shell,
   shot glass, shovel, shrine, sink, sinus, socket, spade, spoon,
   stars, stein, stela, stone, stupa, tablet, tankard, tassie, teacup,
   testimonial, tomb, tombstone, tope, transfuse, trophy, trough,
   tumbler, unlucky day, vug, weird, wheel of fortune, will of heaven,
   wineglass, wreath

[6] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

cup
     competitive upgrade ms
     
     

[7] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

cup
   a wine-cup gen. 40:11, 21, various forms of which are found on
   assyrian and egyptian monuments. all solomon's drinking vessels
   were of gold 1 kings 10: 21. the cups mentioned in the new
   testament were made after roman and greek models, and were
   sometimes of gold rev. 17:4.
   
     the art of divining by means of a cup was practiced in egypt
   gen. 44:2-17, and in the east generally.
   
     the "cup of salvation" ps. 116:13 is the cup of thanksgiving
   for the great salvation. the "cup of consolation" jer. 16:7
   refers to the custom of friends sending viands and wine to
   console relatives in mourning prov. 31:6. in 1 cor. 10:16, the
   "cup of blessing" is contrasted with the "cup of devils" 1 cor.
   10:21. the sacramental cup is the "cup of blessing," because of
   blessing pronounced over it matt. 26:27; luke 22:17. the
   "portion of the cup" ps. 11:6; 16:5 denotes one's condition of
   life, prosperous or adverse. a "cup" is also a type of sensual
   allurement jer. 51:7; prov. 23:31; rev. 17:4. we read also of
   the "cup of astonishment," the "cup of trembling," and the "cup
   of god's wrath" ps. 75:8; isa. 51:17; jer. 25:15; lam. 4:21;
   ezek. 23:32; rev. 16:19; comp. matt. 26:39, 42; john 18:11. the
   cup is also the symbol of death matt. 16:28; mark 9:1; heb.
   2:9.
   

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