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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Crater \Cra"ter\ (kr[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. krath`r, fr. keranny`nai to mix; cf. Skr. [,c]r[imac] to mix, [,c]ir to cook, [,c]r[=a] to cook. Cf. {Grail}, in Holy Grail.] 1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or mine. [1913 Webster] 3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; -- called also the {Cup}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cup \Cup\ (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky`ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The contents of such a vessel; a cupful. [1913 Webster] Give me a cup of sack, boy. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks; revelry. [1913 Webster] Thence from cups to civil broils. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. That which is to be received or indured; that which is allotted to one; a portion. [1913 Webster] O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me. --Matt. xxvi. 39. [1913 Webster] 5. Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of a flower. [1913 Webster] The cowslip's golden cup no more I see. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster] 6. (Med.) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used to produce the vacuum in cupping. [1913 Webster] {Cup and ball}, a familiar toy of children, having a cup on the top of a piece of wood to which, a ball is attached by a cord; the ball, being thrown up, is to be caught in the cup; bilboquet. --Milman. {Cup and can}, familiar companions. {Dry cup}, {Wet cup} (Med.), a cup used for dry or wet cupping. See under {Cupping}. {To be in one's cups}, to be drunk. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cup \Cup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupped} (k[u^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupping}.] 1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.] [1913 Webster] Cup us, till the world go round. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the operation of cupping. See {Cupping}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mech.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to cup the end of a screw. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: cup n 1: 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" 2: the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar" [syn: {cup}, {cupful}] 3: 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" 4: a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces 5: cup-shaped plant organ 6: a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl 7: 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" 8: 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" [syn: {cup}, {loving cup}] v 1: form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands" 2: put into a cup; "cup the milk" 3: treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin [syn: {cup}, {transfuse}] From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2013) [vera]: CUP Competitive UPgrade (MS) From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: cup /kɵp/ goblet