Definition of a-cup in English English dictionary
- Sized so as to fit an A cup
That A-cup bra might fit better.
- A woman whose breasts fit a A-cup bra
- A standard, relatively small, bra cup size, consisting of a measurement around the bust that is one inch longer than a measurement around the band, plus five inches
- AA cup
- A small bra cup size, of varying dimensions, but generally for a breast size up to ½ inch greater than the band size
- America's Cup
- the trophy awarded to the winner of the above regatta
- America's Cup
- A sailing regatta between two yachts, usually held every three or four years
- Dixie Cup
- A disposable waxed paper cup
- Dixie Cup
- Ice cream sold in such cups
- World Cup
- Alternative capitalization of world cup
- acorn cup
- The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed
- canteen cup
- A metal cup which can be nested on the top or under a canteen
My tin canteen cup was too hot to touch. I held it in gloved hands, blowing steam from the coffee and watching the sun rise over the fields beyond the fence.
- cup
- A contest for which a cup is awarded
The World Cup is the world's most widely watched sporting event.
- cup
- The symbol \cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap.)
- cup
- A defensive style characterized by a three player near defense cupping the thrower; or those three players
- cup
- A flexible concave membrane used to temporarily attach a handle or hook to a flat surface by means of suction (suction cup.)
- cup
- A US unit of liquid measure equal to 8 fluid ounces, 1/16 of a US gallon, or 236.5882365 ml
- cup
- To hold something in cupped hands
He cupped the ball carefully in his hands.
- cup
- A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia. (for UK usage see box)
Players of contact sports are advised to wear a cup.
- cup
- A trophy in the shape of an oversized cup
The World Cup is awarded to the winner of a quadrennial football tournament.
- cup
- A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or one of the cards from the suit
- cup
- A cup-shaped object placed in the target hole
The ball just misses the cup.
- cup
- A concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass)
Pour the tea into the cup.
- cup
- One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast, used as a measurement of size
The cups are made of a particularly uncomfortable material.
- cup
- To form into the shape of a cup, particularly of the hands
Cup your hands and I'll pour some rice into them.
- cup o' joe
- Alternative form of cup of joe
- cup of coffee
- When a minor league player comes up to the major league team for a short period of time
I was up for a cup of coffee once; those were the best six days of my career.
- cup of joe
- A cup of coffee
Pike Place is Starbucks' attempt to address complaints that its regular cup of joe is bitter, overroasted and burnt..
- cup of tea
- A cup full of tea
Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please?.
- cup of tea
- Whatever suits or interests one
Daytime television is not my cup of tea.
- cup size
- the size of that part of a bra that holds the breasts
the difference, in inches, between the girth just under the breasts and around the fullest part of the breasts converted into a letter - less than 1 = AA, 1 = A, 2 = B, 3 = C etc.
- cup that cheers
- A cup of tea
- cup-bearer
- One who ceremonially fills and hands the cups in which a drink is served
- cup-tied
- to be ineligible to compete in a cup competition due to having previously played for a different team in the same competition in the same season
- dixie cup
- A paper cup, sometimes waxed, especially used for individual servings of iced desserts
- fruit cup
- fruit cocktail
- league cup
- A single-elimination tournament for which entry is restricted only to teams in the top national league or leagues
- loving cup
- a large cup with two or more handles, passed around for all to drink from, as at the close of a banquet
- loving cup
- such a cup awarded as a trophy
- menstrual cup
- A receptacle worn inside the vagina during menstruation to collect menstrual fluid
- peanut butter cup
- A chocolate candy with peanut butter filling
- sippy cup
- A spill-proof cup for toddlers
- suction cup
- A device comprised of a flexible material formed into a three-dimensional shape with one flat open face which, when pressed against a flat surface will adhere to that surface due to the lower pressure in between the flexible material and the flat surface as compared to the pressure outside the flexible material
- there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
- In any situation, however well planned, something can always go wrong
- world cup
- An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion
- world cup
- The trophy awarded to the winner of such an event
- A cup
- calix
- my cup runneth over
- (Muhasebe) I have received so many benefits that I cannot contain them all. (Said when you feel overcome because many good things have happened to you.)
- cup
- {n} a drinking vessel, part of a flower, liquor
- cup
- {v} to bleed by scarification, to supply cups
- cup of tea
- Favorite activity, choice of entertainment. "A holiday in the Yukon is not her cup of tea."
- cup of tea
- 1. something one likes or excels in: "I see already that storytelling isn't my cup of tea." also a person suited to one's taste 2. A thing to be reckoned with, MATTER: "Poltergeists are a different cup of tea."
- furry cup
- (Argo) The vagina
- Acorn cup
- cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn
- Admiral's Cup
- an international sailing competition held off the British coast every two years and consisting of four races, including the fastnet Cup Race
- America's Cup
- a sailing competition in which teams from the US, Australia, and other nations compete. Most prestigious trophy in international yachting competition. First offered under another name in Britain in 1851, the cup was won easily by the America from New York and subsequently became known as the America's Cup. The America's Cup race, held about every four years, is between one defending vessel and one challenging vessel; each must be designed and built in the country it represents. The 22.6-mi (36.4-km) racecourse is divided into eight legs. The U.S. completely dominated the competition until 1983, when it was defeated by Australia. New Zealand won the Cup in 1995 and retained it in 2000 by defeating a challenger from Italy in the first competition without a U.S. participant
- Cheltenham Gold Cup
- a horse race which is run once a year at Cheltenham, England
- Cup Final
- in the UK, the final game of the FA Cup competition. the last and most important game in a competition, especially a football competition
- Curtis Cup
- Golf trophy awarded since 1932 to the winner of a biennial amateur women's match played between teams from Britain and the U.S. Teams consist of six players, two alternates, and a captain. The cup was donated by Harriot and Margaret Curtis, amateur golf champions of the early 20th century. Teams play six 18-hole foursomes and 12 18-hole singles matches
- Davis Cup
- an important international men's tennis competition, played between teams of players representing their countries. Trophy awarded to the winning team of an international tennis tournament for men. It was donated in 1900 by Dwight F. Davis, himself a player in the first two matches (called ties), for a competition between teams from the U.S. and Britain. Since then, the tournament has developed into a truly international event. More than 100 nations have participated, but winners have been largely confined to the U.S, Australia, France, Britain, and Sweden
- Elijah's cup
- cup symbolically set for the prophet Elijah at the Passover meal
- European Cup
- sports championship in Europe
- European Cupwinners' Cup
- a football competition held in the past that involved all the teams in Europe that won the cup final in their own country. Since 1998, these teams have entered the UEFA Cup instead
- FA Cup
- a football competition open to all amateur and professional football teams in the FA in England and Wales, and arranged by the FA
- Gold Cup
- a horse race held every March in Cheltenham, England
- Grey Cup
- a prize given to the best Canadian football team each year
- Ryder Cup
- an important golf competition held every two years, in which two teams compete, one representing Europe and the other the US. Biennial team golf event first held in 1927. It was originally played between teams of golfers from the U.S. and Britain; since 1979 players opposing the U.S. have been chosen from all of Europe. The trophy was donated by the British seed merchant Samuel Ryder
- Stanley Cup
- a prize given to the winner of the National Hockey League, which is made up of ice hockey teams from Canada and the US. Trophy awarded annually to the winning team of the National Hockey League championship. Named for its donor, the Canadian governor-general Frederick Arthur Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston (1841-1908), the Stanley Cup was first awarded in the 1893-94 season. It is the oldest trophy that can be won by professional athletes in North America
- There's many a slip twixt cup and lip
- idiom used to warn not to be too sure of oneself about the result of a plan because things can still go wrong before it is accomplished
- Walker Cup
- a golf competition between two teams, one British and one American, of non-professional male golfers. Trophy awarded to the winner of a golf competition between amateur men's teams from the U.S. and Britain. It has been held biennially since 1922 on sites alternating between the two countries. The cup is named for the event's organizer, George H. Walker, a president of the U.S. Golf Association. Contests consist of four 18-hole foursome matches and eight 18-hole singles matches on each of two days, with one point awarded to the winning side in each match
- World Cup
- Major international football (soccer) competition. The tournament brings together 32 qualifying national teams from around the world, culminating in a match between the two top teams. It has been held every fourth year since 1930 (except during World War II). Followed and watched by billions of people worldwide, it has by far the greatest audience of any single sporting event in the world. Several competitions in other sports also use the name "world cup
- black felt cup
- a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
- blood cup
- a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp
- bone-ash cup
- lead
- bone-ash cup
- small porous bowl made of bone ash used in assaying to separate precious metals from e
- bra cup
- part of the bra shaped like a cup and designed to support the breasts
- brown cup
- a variety of sclerotinia
- champagne cup
- a punch containing a sparkling wine
- charred pancake cup
- a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
- claret cup
- {i} iced punch made of claret and carbonated water with lemon juice mixed with brandy or sometimes with sherry or Curacao
- claret cup
- a punch made of claret and brandy with lemon juice and sugar and sometimes sherry or curacao and fresh fruit
- claret cup
- A chilled drink made of claret mixed with soda, fruit juices, brandy, and sugar
- coffee cup
- A coffee cup is a cup in which coffee is served. Coffee cups are usually smaller than tea cups
- coffee cup
- a cup from which coffee is drunk
- coffee cup
- small bowl-shaped container made especially for coffee
- cup
- If you cup your hands, you make them into a curved shape like a cup. He cupped his hands around his mouth and called out for Diane David knelt, cupped his hands and splashed river water on to his face She held it in her cupped hands for us to see
- cup
- A cup is a small round container that you drink from. Cups usually have handles and are made from china or plastic. cups and saucers. A cup of something is the amount of something contained in a cup. Mix about four cups of white flour with a pinch of salt
- cup
- To close the palm on the ball when tossing it up for a serve Cupping is against the rules, since it can be used to put spin on the ball
- cup
- Things, or parts of things, that are small, round, and hollow in shape can be referred to as cups. the brass cups of the small chandelier
- cup
- If you cup something in your hands, you make your hands into a curved dish-like shape and support it or hold it gently. He cupped her chin in the palm of his hand He cradled the baby in his arms, his hands cupping her tiny skull
- cup
- modified area of the trailing edge of the propeller that will and can affect hole shot and bow lift
- cup
- The Common Underlying Proficiency theory of language interdependence asserts that a person who has high language proficency in one language will learn a second language better and faster because many of the basic concepts can be used to strengthen both languages
- cup
- treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin put into a cup; "cup the milk"
- cup
- treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
- cup
- A rigid concave protective covering for the male genitalia
- cup
- The three defensive players that surround the player with the disc during a zone defence One player marking the disc and the two others 3 metres away
- cup
- To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping
- cup
- Copper Units of Pressure In this pressure measuring technique a hole is drilled in the chamber and a piston fitted that presses on a calibrated copper slug (or crusher) (Some set ups also drill the cartridge case which changes the results compared to non-drilled cases ) The whole assembly is held in place with a yolk When the cartridge is fired the piston presses on the crusher and deforms it lengthwise slightly
- cup
- Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower
- cup
- a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl cup-shaped plant organ a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
- cup
- A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping
- cup
- The volume of space that starts just below the inner rim The inside of the mouthpiece is usually curved; this curve can be extremely variable from design to design It may have relatively straight-sloping sides like a funnel (a "V" cup), or a shape like that of a tulip (a "C" cup) Cups may be shallow or deep Infinite variations on these two shapes are possible, and the existence of other types is not ruled out
- cup
- The symbol cup denoting union and similar operations (confer cap.)
- cup
- 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"
- cup
- n The Tool of the West; used to hold salt water, water or any drink used in a ritual In some Traditions, the cup is symbolic of the female It may be a goblet, chalice, bowl, or other vessel capable of holding liquid
- cup
- To supply with cups of wine
- cup
- a small measure of volume usually used in cooking or cleaning -- "A recipe says to mix 4 cups of white sugar with " (236)
- cup
- 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"
- cup
- Cup is used in the names of some sports competitions in which the prize is a cup. Sri Lanka's cricket team will play India in the final of the Asia Cup
- cup
- 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
- cup
- It is an attachment on the Wing of a jump that holds the rail
- cup
- A cock or cup containing grease, to serve as a lubricator
- cup
- 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"
- cup
- The tubular lining sunk in the hole Also the hole itself D
- cup
- That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion
- cup
- a long refreshing drink made from wine, cider or fortified wine, topped up with mixers, with various added fruits or juices
- cup
- a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
- cup
- One of the two parts of a brassiere which each cover a breast
- cup
- {f} put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass
- cup
- the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
- cup
- n [silver jar given as a prize for winning in sports] piala 2 n [small bowl with a handle for drinking coffee/tea] cangkir
- cup
- 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"
- cup
- The hole in the green into which the ball is eventually putted
- cup
- A distortion of a board in which there is a deviation from a straight line across the width of the board
- cup
- Equivalent to one condensed milk can: 10 fl oz
- cup
- The remnants of the universal veil surrounding the base of certain mushrooms, such as Amanita andVolvariella Also called "volva "
- cup
- Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry
- cup
- put into a cup; "cup the milk"
- cup
- the base and liner or sleeve inside the hole that holds the flagstick in place Example: You can hear the ball rattle around in the cup when you make a putt, and that's a sweet reward
- cup
- A form of warp in which there is a deviation from flatness across the width of a board
- cup
- not your cup of tea: see tea. an informal name for the FA Cup. America's Cup Curtis Cup Davis Cup Ryder Cup Stanley Cup Walker Cup World Cup
- cup
- A slight depression normally present in the part of the optic nerve that can be seen by looking inside the eye In glaucoma, the cup is larger than it should be
- cup
- The contents of such a vessel; a cupful
- cup
- The tubular lining sunk in the hole Also the hole itself
- cup
- A cup is a large metal cup with two handles that is given to the winner of a game or competition. = trophy
- cup
- form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands
- cup
- {i} small container from which liquids (milk, water, etc.) are drunk; unit of measure (equal to 8 fluid ounces)
- cup
- (illustrated)
- cup
- a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
- cup
- To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw
- cup
- cup-shaped plant organ
- cup
- A concave vessel for holding liquid, generally adorned with either a handle or a stem (confer goblet, glass.)
- cup final
- the final game of any cup competition (such as the annual final of the English soccer competition at Wembley)
- cup fungus
- Any of various ascomycetous fungi, especially of the family Pezizaceae, characterized by a spore-bearing structure that is often stalkless and cup-shaped or disk-shaped
- cup hook
- hook (usually on the underside of a shelf) for hanging cups
- cup of coffee
- mug full of coffee, serving of coffee
- cup of sorrow
- portion of agony and suffering
- cup of tea
- an activity that you like or at which you are superior; "chemistry is not my cup of tea"; "his bag now is learning to play golf"; "marriage was scarcely his dish
- cup of tea
- mug full of tea, serving of tea
- cup plant
- A coarse perennial herb (Silphium perfoliatum) in the composite family, native to the central and southeast United States and having showy radiate flower heads of yellow flowers and opposite leaves whose bases fuse to form a cup around the stem
- cup shake
- A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree, found oftenest near the roots
- cup size
- {i} size of the cup-shaped part of a bra that holds the breasts
- cup tie
- an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition
- cup tie
- {i} game which determines the champion (cup-winner)
- cup tie
- In sports, especially football, a cup tie is a match between two teams who are taking part in a competition in which the prize is a cup. a game between two teams in a competition in which only the winning team will play any more games
- cup winner
- sports team which is currently holding the trophy for winning the last cup final sports competition
- cup with wings
- {i} cup with handles
- cup-shaped
- {s} shaped like a cup, cupular
- cup-shaped
- shaped like (or supporting) a cupule
- davis cup
- cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition
- death cup
- A poisonous, usually white mushroom (Amanita phalloides) having a prominent cup-shaped base. Also called death angel, death cap
- dice cup
- a small container (open at one end) in which dice are shaken by hand and from which they are thrown
- discharge cup
- mortar launcher; cuplike attachment placed on the end of a gun for launching grenades
- dixie cup
- a disposable paper cup for holding drinks
- drain the cup
- drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming
- drink the cup of agony
- suffer greatly, be tormented, be miserable, be anguished
- egg cup
- cup used for holding a boiled egg
- egg cup
- An egg cup is a small container in which you put a boiled egg while you eat it
- elf cup
- apothecium of a fungus of the family Pezizaceae
- emptied the cup
- poured out all the cup's contents
- eye cup
- {i} eye bath, small cup used for cleansing the eye
- fairy cup
- miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers
- floral cup
- A tubular or cup-shaped structure of a flower, bearing on its rim the sepals, petals, and stamens
- golden cup
- native of Mexican highlands grown for its glossy clear yellow flowers and blue-gray finely dissected foliage
- grace cup
- cup to be passed around for the final toast after a meal
- league cup tournament
- series of games played by members of a league
- loving cup
- a large drinking vessel (usually with two handles) that people drink out of in turn at a banquet
- loving cup
- A large ornamental drinking vessel having two or more handles, intended to pass from hand to hand, as at a banquet
- measuring cup
- graduated cup used for measuring ingredients
- monkey cup
- {i} nepenthe, legendary drug that caused one to forget his troubles or sorrow; anything which induces a soothing sense of forgetfulness (of pain or troubles)
- mustache cup
- a drinking cup with a bar inside the rim to keep a man's mustache out of the drink
- not my cup of tea
- not my taste, does not suit my style
- not one's cup of tea
- not something one enjoys
- one way cup
- rubber band that allows a substance to pass only in one direction
- optic cup
- (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
- optic cup
- A two-walled cuplike depression, formed by invagination of the optic vesicle, that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina. Also called eyecup
- paper cup
- disposable cup
- paper cup
- a disposable paper cup for holding drinks
- poison cup
- A cup containing poison
- poison cup
- A cup that was supposed to break on having poison put into it
- queen cup
- A perennial stemless plant (Clintonia uniflora) of Pacific North America, having a solitary white flower and a blue berry
- queen's cup
- plant with 1 or 2 white starlike flowers on short leafless stalks; Alaska to California and east to Oregon and Montana
- rufous rubber cup
- a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
- small cup
- tiny cup, tiny glass, tiny mug
- stirrup cup
- a farewell drink (especially one offered to a horseman ready to depart); usually alcoholic
- storm in a tea cup
- major commotion over a trivial matter, major fuss over an unimportant issue
- suction cup
- A cup-shaped device, usually of plastic or rubber, designed to adhere to a flat surface by means of suction
- the cup is full
- the container is filled to full capacity
- win the cup
- be victorious and earn the trophy
- won the cup
- won in the finals and received the trophy
- world cup
- a soccer tournament held every four years between national soccer teams to determine a world champion
- world cup
- competition for the world championship (in sports)
- world cup preliminaries
- games which determine which countries will qualify to play soccer in the world cup