cupped

[ kuhpt ]
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adjective
  1. hollowed out like a cup; cup-shaped.

Origin of cupped

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; cup + -ed3

Other words from cupped

  • un·cupped, adjective

Words Nearby cupped

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How to use cupped in a sentence

  • Despite the speed of his dive, they were gaining on him, coming up fast; one snout that ended in a cupped depression was plain.

  • One week later he decided that he should have cupped his hands and shouted, "You hypotenuse hussy!"

    The Boy Grew Older | Heywood Broun
  • In his left hand he held them, and the coins brimmed his cupped palm.

    Riders of the Silences | John Frederick
  • A pair of arms crept round my neck, and slim white fingers cupped my chin.

    The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough
  • Another example of this kind, which occurs more frequently in practice, is a cupped ring such as shown in Figure 129.

British Dictionary definitions for cupped

cupped

/ (kʌpt) /


adjective
  1. hollowed like a cup; concave

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