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{ "term": "cup", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "image": "data/images/cu/cups.png", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a small container that is like a bowl in shape, usually with a handle, used for drinking tea, coffee, etc.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He filled the cup with water." }, { "text": "a **coffee cup**" }, { "text": "a **cup and saucer**" }, { "text": "a plastic/paper cup" }, { "text": "Customers don't like drinking out of plastic cups." }, { "text": "He raised his cup to his lips." }, { "text": "She was so thirsty that she drained her cup." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["empty", "full", "half-empty"], "verb + cup": ["fill", "refill", "drain"], "cup + verb": ["contain something"], "cup + noun": ["holder"], "phrases": ["a cup and saucer"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the contents of a cup", "sensetop": "cup of something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She drank the whole cup." }, { "text": "Would you like a cup of tea?", "contextForm": "cup of something" }, { "text": "Enrique stirred his fourth cup of coffee of the day." }, { "text": "I drink about ten cups of coffee a day." }, { "text": "I like a good strong cup of tea first thing in the morning." }, { "text": "I'm making tea. Can I pour you a cup?" }, { "text": "My coffee was cold, so I ordered a fresh cup." }, { "text": "You sit down and I'll make you a nice cup of tea." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["strong", "fresh", "hot"], "verb + cup": ["offer somebody", "make (somebody)", "pour (somebody)"], "preposition": ["cup of"], "phrases": ["a nice cup of tea"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a gold or silver cup on a stem, often with two handles, that is given as a prize in a competition", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She's **won** several **cups** for skating." }, { "text": "He **lifted the cup** *(= won)* for the fifth time this year." }, { "text": "The cup will be presented to the winning team by the president himself." }, { "text": "Who won the cup?" } ], "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["challenge", "knockout", "American"], "verb + cup": ["win", "lose", "present (somebody with)"], "cup + noun": ["competition", "clash", "match"], "phrases": ["the first, etc. round of the cup"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a sports competition in which a cup is given as a prize", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the World Cup" }, { "text": "The team finished runners-up in the league and cup." }, { "text": "They lost to Portugal in the World Cup quarter finals." }, { "text": "Will Liverpool secure a place in next year's UEFA Cup?" }, { "text": "They were the surprise winners of last year's America's Cup." }, { "text": "Sunderland beat Port Vale at the beginning of their cup run (= a series of winning games in a competition to win a cup)." }, { "text": "the Ryder Cup competition" }, { "text": "They were the first Turkish team to win a major cup competition." }, { "text": "The team are ready for next week's World Cup clash with Italy." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["challenge", "knockout", "American"], "verb + cup": ["win", "lose", "present (somebody with)"], "cup + noun": ["competition", "clash", "match"], "phrases": ["the first, etc. round of the cup"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a unit for measuring quantity used in cooking mainly in the US; a metal or plastic container used to measure this quantity", "examples": [ { "text": "two cups of flour and half a cup of butter" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["empty", "full", "half-empty"], "verb + cup": ["fill", "refill", "drain"], "cup + verb": ["contain something"], "cup + noun": ["holder"], "phrases": ["a cup and saucer"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a thing that has the shape of a cup", "examples": [ { "text": "The device has a suction cup to attach it to the wall." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "one of the two parts of a bra that cover the breasts", "examples": [ { "text": "a C cup" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a drink made from wine mixed with, for example, fruit juice", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "the hole on the green, or the metal container inside it, that you must get the ball into", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "a piece of plastic that a man wears over his sex organs to protect them while he is playing a sport", "labels": "(North American English)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "having drunk too much alcohol", "labels": "(old-fashioned)", "examples": [ { "text": "He gets very maudlin when he's in his cups." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not what somebody likes or is interested in", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "An evening at the opera isn't everyone's cup of tea." }, { "text": "He's nice enough but not really my cup of tea." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "nothing is completely certain until it really happens because things can easily go wrong", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kʌp/", "audio": "cu/cup/cup__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kʌp/", "audio": "cu/cup/cup__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English: from popular Latin cuppa, probably from Latin cupa ‘tub’." }