Clues for the word "CUP"

We've had 197 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 347 times in crosswords. It was last seen in LA Times crossword on April 27, 2026.

Definition of cup

n. - 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.
n. - The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.
n. - Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry.
n. - That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion.
n. - Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower.
n. - A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping.
v. t. - To supply with cups of wine.
v. t. - To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See Cupping.
v. t. - To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw.