cupped
hollowed out like a cup; cup-shaped.
Origin of cupped
1Other words from cupped
- un·cupped, adjective
Words Nearby cupped
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use cupped in a sentence
I cupped my searing left cheek in my hand as I sobbed, muffling my mouth with the other so not to wake my daughter.
I Was Pregnant When He Hit Me. Here's #WhyIStayed. | Anonymous | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe stands in the middle of the sidewalk, eyes closed, head tilted to one side, the harmonica cupped in his hands.
Stanley Booth on the Life and Hard Times of Blues Genius Furry Lewis | Stanley Booth | June 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSituated at 5,400 feet, it's encircled by jagged peaks that make you feel you're cupped inside a caldera.
Big-Sky West Texas: A Road Trip Through Hidden America | Condé Nast Traveler | March 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of the pictures showed Vice President Dick Cheney outside the Oval Office, hands cupped in front of his groin.
Yes, Lincoln Would Have Done ‘Between Two Ferns’ | Jeff Greenfield | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had a picture cupped in his hand, and asked me if I knew this man.
Oswald’s Mother Was a Thoroughly Disagreeable Piece of Work | Steve North | November 17, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Despite the speed of his dive, they were gaining on him, coming up fast; one snout that ended in a cupped depression was plain.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousOne week later he decided that he should have cupped his hands and shouted, "You hypotenuse hussy!"
The Boy Grew Older | Heywood BrounIn his left hand he held them, and the coins brimmed his cupped palm.
Riders of the Silences | John FrederickA pair of arms crept round my neck, and slim white fingers cupped my chin.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. GoughAnother example of this kind, which occurs more frequently in practice, is a cupped ring such as shown in Figure 129.
Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught | Joshua Rose
British Dictionary definitions for cupped
/ (kʌpt) /
hollowed like a cup; concave
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse