cup
noun
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, paper, plastic, etc., sometimes having a handle and used chiefly as a receptacle from which to drink hot or cold beverages, soup, etc.
had cupped
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past perfectof cup.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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And before anyone could stop him, he had cupped his front feet to his mouth and was yelling at the Cloud-Men as loud as he could.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
He had cupped his palm so that it would not hurt too much and yet would kill the mosquito.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Digger had cupped his hands around the cigarette to relight it after the wind put it out.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
Just before passing behind the northern point Jerry came out to the water's edge and had cupped his hands about his mouth for a final reassuring shout, when a sudden discovery made him pause.
From Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island by Gordon Stuart
In ordinary weather it was dry as all the desert around, but now it had cupped the water from miles around and ran bank full, a roaring torrent.
From The Night Horseman by Max Brand
