ALL meanings of cupping
cup·ping
C c - noun cupping the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin 3
- noun cupping the application to the skin of glass cups from which the air has been exhausted, in order to draw the blood to the surface: used, esp. formerly, to treat a variety of illnesses 3
- noun cupping (in Chinese medicine) a therapy in which heated glass cups are applied to the skin along the meridians of the body, creating suction as a way of stimulating the flow of energy. 1
- noun cupping a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc. 1
- noun cupping the bowllike part of a goblet or the like. 1
- noun cupping a cup with its contents. 1
- noun cupping the quantity contained in a cup. 1
- noun cupping a unit of capacity, equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters) or 16 tablespoons; half-pint. 1
- noun cupping an ornamental bowl, vase, etc., especially of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest. 1
- noun cupping any of various beverages, as a mixture of wine and various ingredients: claret cup. 1
- noun cupping the chalice used in the Eucharist. 1
- noun cupping the wine of the Eucharist. 1
- noun cupping something to be partaken of or endured; one's portion, as of joy or suffering. 1
- noun cupping cups, the drinking of intoxicating liquors. 1
- noun cupping any cuplike utensil, organ, part, cavity, etc. 1
- noun cupping either of the two forms that cover and usually support the breasts in a brassiere or other garment, as a bathing suit. 1
- noun cupping an athletic supporter reinforced with rigid plastic or metal for added protection. 1
- noun cupping Golf. the metal receptacle within the hole. the hole itself. 1
- noun cupping (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Crater. 1
- noun cupping cupping glass. 1
- noun cupping Metalworking. a cylindrical shell closed at one end, especially one produced in the first stages of a deep-drawing operation. 1
- noun cupping Mathematics. the cuplike symbol ∪, used to indicate the union of two sets. Compare union (def 10a). 1
- verb with object cupping to take or place in, or as in, a cup: He cupped his ear with the palm of his hand. 1
- verb with object cupping to form into a cuplike shape: He cupped his hands. 1
- verb with object cupping to use a cupping glass on. 1
- verb with object cupping Metalworking. to form (tubing, containers, etc.) by punching hot strip or sheet metal and drawing it through a die. Compare deep-draw. 1
- idioms cupping in one's cups, intoxicated; drunk. 1
- noun cupping (medicine, archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. 0
- noun cupping (medicine, archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess. 0
- noun cupping (medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface. 0
- noun cupping The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done. 0
- verb cupping present participle of cup. 0