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cup

cup

Meaning of cup

a small bowl-shaped container for drinking tea or coffee

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EN-UK/kʌp/
EN-US/kʌp/
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cup with Russian translation

cup usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она аккуратно поставила чашку на полку.

She set the cup down carefully on the shelf.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Он выпил чай из синей чашки.

He drank the tea from a blue cup.

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cup belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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cup synonyms

Related words worth learning together

cup
the general word for a small container used for drinking
mug
a larger, thicker cup, often with a handle, used for hot drinks
teacup
a small cup specifically used for tea
coffee cup
a cup designed or used for coffee
paper cup
a disposable cup made of paper
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C
🇬🇧en
cup

the general word for a small container used for drinking

A1Very Often

I need a cup for tea.

M
🇬🇧en
mug

a larger, thicker cup, often with a handle, used for hot drinks

A1Very Often

He drank coffee from a big mug.

T
🇬🇧en
teacup

a small cup specifically used for tea

A1Often

She poured tea into a teacup.

C
🇬🇧en
coffee cup

a cup designed or used for coffee

A1Often

Please bring me a coffee cup.

P
🇬🇧en
paper cup

a disposable cup made of paper

A1Often

We got our drinks in a paper cup.

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How to pronounce cup and what this word means

cup means cup. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce cup

/kʌp/

cup translation

cup

cup examples

She set the cup down carefully on the shelf.

cup transcription

/kʌp/, /kʌp/

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cup meaning: what does it mean?

a small bowl-shaped container for drinking tea or coffee

cup pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

cup is pronounced as /kʌp/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

cup definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She set the cup down carefully on the shelf. Translation: Она аккуратно поставила чашку на полку.

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