Cups Moderate

Cups has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions

Noun

plural of cup

"She washed all the tea cups after dinner."

Verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cup

"She cups her hands together to catch the raindrops before they hit the ground."

In plain English: To cup something means to hold it loosely with your hand curved around it, usually so you can catch liquid or protect an object.

"She cups her hands together to catch the raindrops before they hit the ground."

Proper Noun

Acronym of Common Unix Printing System. (a subsystem for using printers, found across many UNIX and unix-like operating systems)

"The system administrator installed CUPS to manage the networked printing tasks on the Linux servers."

Example Sentences

"She cups her hands together to catch the raindrops before they hit the ground." verb

"The host will cup his hands to catch the spilled wine before it stains the carpet." verb

"She cups her face in her palms while listening intently to the soft music." verb

"Don't cup your mouth when shouting across the yard; I can hear you just fine." verb