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A cup is any kind of container used for holding liquid and drinking. These include:

  1. teacup
  2. paper cup

Cup may also mean:

  1. Measuring cup, a measuring instrument for liquids and powders, used primarily in cooking
  2. Cup (unit), a customary unit of volume and measure
  3. Cancer of unknown primary origin, form of cancer
  4. The cup of a brassière, the part that covers the breasts
  5. A cup-shaped trophy or award for winning in a sport

Images for kids

  • Cup and Saucer LACMA 47.35.6a-b (1 of 3)

    Rococo cup with saucer, circa 1753, soft-paste porcelain with glaze and enamel, Los Angeles County Museum of Art

  • NatlaCup

    A two-handled Natla (נַטְלָה) cup used for ritual washing in Judaism

  • Powergen Cup

    Many trophies take the form of a cup, often a loving cup. In sports, competitions themselves often take on the name of the cup-shaped trophy awarded.

  • Five Piece Tea Service with Chrysanthemum Design LACMA M.2006.132.10a-i

    Teacups on saucers

  • Lotiform Cup MET DP112599

    Ancient Egyptian lotiform cup; 1295-1185 BC; faience; height: 15 cm, diameter: 9.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)

  • China, Chinese Export, 18th century, Period of Kien Lung - Cup and Saucer - 1955.177 - Cleveland Museum of Art

    Chinese cup and saucer; 1745; porcelain; diameter: 10.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)

  • Mocha cup, designed by Adolf Flad, made by KPM Berlin, 1902, porcelain, 5 of 6 - Bröhan Museum, Berlin - DSC04098

    Art Nouveau cup; designed by Adolf Flad; 1902; porcelain; Bröhan Museum (Berlin, Germany)

  • Cup with Kamares ware motif, Phaistos, 1800-1700 BC, AMH, 144926

    Minoan Kamares ware; 1800-1700 BC; from Phaistos (Crete); Archaeological Museum of Heraklion (Heraklion, Crete, Greece)

  • Drinking cup in the shape of a fist, MFA, Boston (11244059164)

    Hittite drinking cup in the shape of a fist; 1400-1380 BC; silver; from Central Turkey; Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA)

  • Ankara Archaeology and art museum Skyphos Glazed terracotta 2019 3435

    Roman two-handled glazed cup; 1st century BC-4th Century AD; glazed terracotta; Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum (Ankara, Turkey)

  • Mocha cup, designed by Adolf Flad, made by KPM Berlin, 1902, porcelain, 1 of 6 - Bröhan Museum, Berlin - DSC04094

    Art Nouveau cup; designed by Adolf Flad; 1902; porcelain; Bröhan Museum (Berlin, Germany)

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