Definitions of cup:

• noun:   a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

  Example: "He put the cup back in the saucer"

• noun:   a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition

  Example: "The school kept the cups is a special glass case"

• noun:   the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green

  Example: "He swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"

• noun:   a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
• noun:   cup-shaped plant organ
• noun:   a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
• noun:   the quantity a cup will hold

  Example: "He drank a cup of coffee"

• noun:   any cup-shaped concavity

  Example: "Bees filled the waxen cups with honey"

• verb:   form into the shape of a cup

  Example: "She cupped her hands"

• verb:   treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
• verb:   put into a cup

  Example: "Cup the milk"