cupped

[kuhpt]

adjective

1. hollowed out like a cup; cup-shaped.

cupped

/ kʌpt /

adjective

1. hollowed like a cup; concave

Other Word Forms

• uncupped adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cupped¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; cup + -ed ³

Example Sentences

But one question kept resurfacing, from multiple corners of the inbox, as if readers were whispering it behind cupped hands: What if we just aren’t a pie family?

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Van de Ven cheekily cupped his ear to the crowd before team-mates made a point of embracing him to show their support after Saturday's spat.

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One social media advert showed a pair of cupped hands holding a bottle of Jagermeister Manifest alongside the caption: "Manifesting the best nights of your life. Get your bottle of Jägermeister Manifest."

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Chow cupped a hand around her mouth and shouted, “We love you!”

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He cupped his ears as jeers rained down from the sold-out Honda Center in Anaheim.

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