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

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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The prosecutor said she turned her back to him, and Mr Spencer was said to have put his arms under her arms and cupped her breasts over her clothing.

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After his verbal attack on Smith, Whittaker cupped his hands as more boos echoed around the arena, though he did share an embrace with Cameron and his team a little later.

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